Qingzhuyuan, martial arts arena.
Zhou Qing successfully defeated Chen Qingxu and reached the quarterfinals of the competition. He was even praised by the leader of the Qingzhu Academy as the "Number One Talent of the Outer Sect", and he was instantly in the limelight.
However, the outer sect competition in the middle stage of opening the pulse will still continue to be held until the final leader is determined.
"The top eight of this mid-term competition have been decided!"
The master of Qingzhuyuan said loudly:
"Here's the list!"
In an instant, the mana light curtain surged, revealing eight numbers and corresponding names:
"No. 95, Zhao Liang."
"No. 77, Huang Tanxu."
"No. 274, Zhou Qing."
"No. 304, Wu Lei."
"No. 255, Mao Ce."
"No. 84, Li Zichao."
"Number 133, tomorrow."
"No. 207, Zhao Chengrong."
The announcement of the top eight list also means that Xiaobi, who is in the middle stage of opening his pulse, has reached the final stage.
Eighth to fourth, fourth to second, and the final battle of leaders, Xiaobi will be over in less than half an hour at most.
"Junior brother Zhou Qing is really amazing!"
The eyes of the disciples of Qingzhuyuan swept across the eight names on the mana light screen, but most of them were talking about Zhou Qing, and their words were mostly filled with wonder and shock.
Although these eight names do not necessarily mean that they are the eight strongest disciples in the middle stage of Qingzhuyuan's opening of the pulse, they are definitely the group of people who stand at the top.
The most dazzling name among them is undoubtedly Zhou Qing. After all, he has only been a disciple for three months, and his training time is not even a fraction of that of many people, but he is already above most of the disciples in the middle stage of opening the meridians.
"The list of top eight battles is as follows!"
The master of Qingzhu Academy struck while the iron was hot and drew lots for the quarter-finals promotion competition.
For a moment, mana collided and light and shadow flickered. After just two or three breaths, the mana light curtain calmed down, and the eight names were divided into four groups and settled:
"No. 1 Dharma Stage, No. 304 Wu Lei, versus No. 95 Zhao Liang!"
"No. 2 Dharma Stage, No. 274 Zhou Qing, versus No. 130 Tomorrow!"
"No. 3 Dharma Stage, No. 84 Li Zichao, versus No. 207 Zhao Chengrong!"
"On the fourth performance stage, No. 255 Mao Ce, versus No. 77 Huang Tanxu!"
The list ends:
"Boom!" "Boom!"...
On the stands at the edge of the performance field, there were escaping lights flying across the sky from everywhere, crossing a distance of tens of feet and landing on the performance stage.
As soon as Zhou Qing's escaping light landed on the No. 2 performance stage, he saw a bright yellow escaping light falling, revealing a slender figure.
"Senior Brother Ming, you are polite."
Zhou Qing took the initiative to salute.
Opposite Ming Zhou, he was also from the Ming family, but unlike Ming Hong, who was a bit ugly, he was suave and elegant, dressed in white and uninhibited.
"Junior Brother Zhou."
Ming Zhou looked at Zhou Qing with interest and sighed:
"Heroes really come from young boys!"
"Compared to you, even though I am only twenty-one years old, I already feel a bit old."
"Senior Brother Ming, please tell me where you are."
Zhou Qing smiled slightly and said humbly:
"Senior Brother Ming is young and in full bloom. He is a candidate for the inner disciples in the future. How can you say you are old?"
His words were not entirely polite.
Tomorrow's strength is not outstanding, and he is one of the five seed players who stand out from the crowd. In the future, after reaching Qifu Consummation, he will indeed be able to compete for the top ten in the competition.
"Thank you for your kind words, junior brother."
Ming Zhou smiled slightly and said seriously:
"But I won't give in to the upcoming fight and will go all out. Junior brother, be careful!"
Zhou Qing looked serious, cupped his hands and said:
"I'm about to teach my senior brother a clever move!"
"good!"
The smile on Ming Zhou's face faded, and there was a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.
"Buzz!"
The formation mask rose up, and both sides were speechless. They waited for the moment when the mask closed to take action.
"Boom!" "Boom!"...
Without saying a word, Zhou Qing immediately launched three rounds of Xuanyan Technique with all his strength in conjunction with the Red Sun Pearl, roaring towards Mingtian.
The powerful power of the soul is his strongest advantage, and the mana control distance spanning twenty feet and covering the entire performance stage further establishes his advantage.
But his movements are fast, and tomorrow's movements will be even faster!
"Uh-huh!"
Ming Zhou's body suddenly rose up, turning into a bright yellow phantom and charging out.
There is a bright yellow high-grade flying sword rising from his sleeve, flying like a dragon. There are golden air currents surrounding his body on both sides, and some of them are attached to the back of the flying sword to help it rise.
Ming Zhou did not follow the trend of practicing black flames, fire feathers and other spells, but majored in metallic spells, which is the third level of "Golden Wind".
The Golden Wind Technique is a killing spell, but it can also be used as an escape spell. Ming Tian even creatively applied the Golden Wind Technique to himself and the flying sword at the same time, giving the flying sword terrifying speed and lethality.
"Bang!" "Bang!"...
The flying sword turned into a ray of golden light and surged as fast as lightning. It actually cut through three groups of black flame fireballs in an instant and sent the Scarlet Sun Pearl flying away.
The third-level spells and high-grade magic weapons cooperate with each other and support each other, bursting out with terrifying power!
Before Zhou Qing could react, the three shots of the Xuanyan Technique and the Red Sun Pearl had been destroyed, and his complexion turned slightly white as the energy backfired.
"call out!"
And the bright yellow flying sword hovered three inches away from his eyebrows, trembling endlessly and making sword sounds one after another.
At this time, as Ming Tian charged forward, the golden airflow on both sides of his body slowly dispersed, and he stopped just five feet away from Zhou Qing, showing his extraordinary control over magical weapons and spells.
To him, the five-foot-wide mana control limit seemed to be no big obstacle at all.
This is still under the condition that the performance platform is restricted and basically only ground combat can be carried out. Otherwise, during normal fighting, the Golden Wind Technique can fly like the Burning Wind Technique. People can follow the sword and attack and kill from all directions, in the sky and from all angles on the ground. , the threat of the flying sword will be increased several times!
"...Is this the true strength of Senior Brother Ming?"
There were waves in Zhou Qing's heart that could not calm down for a long time.
Although he had seen Ming Zhou take action and had some understanding of the strength of the strongest disciples in the middle stage of opening the pulse, he still felt thrilling at the moment when they actually faced him!
The gap in strength between the two sides is so huge that it has reached an insurmountable threshold. Unless he also masters the third-level spell, even with the powerful advantage of soul power, it will still be difficult to match him!
"……I lost."
Zhou Qing took a deep breath, admitted defeat simply and neatly, and bowed his hands:
"Senior Brother Ming's strength is far superior to mine. Junior Brother's horizons have been opened."
If he loses, he loses. He doesn't have any obsession with refusing to admit defeat. He can just work harder after returning and win back in the future.
Immortality is expensive, but what we compete for is longevity and the future, not temporary success or failure.
"Hahaha……"
Ming Zhou laughed loudly, retracted his flying sword as soon as he thought, and said with a smile:
"Junior Brother Zhou, you are lurking in the abyss, and your future is limitless. Senior Brother, you are just a little older and a little ahead."
"With your growth rate, I look forward to a fair competition between us on the magic stage in the future."
What he said was sincere.
Although he was born in the Ming family, the Ming family has declined and cannot provide him with much help. Therefore, if he wants to break through the bottleneck and advance to the seventh level of Kaimai, he basically has to rely on himself. He estimates that it will take at least a year and a half of hard work. .
And with Zhou Qing's terrifying talent, I am afraid that in half a year, he will be enough to confront him head-on and decide the outcome.
"Zhou Qing thanked senior brother for his hope."
Zhou Qing nodded solemnly.
The light mask dispersed, which represented the end of this battle.
Unsurprisingly, the fight on Stage 2 ended the fastest. In less than a breath, Zhou Qing was defeated by Ming Zhou.
Many Qingzhuyuan disciples in the stands were obviously not surprised by this, nor did they look down upon Zhou Qing in the slightest. After all, how long had Zhou Qing been practicing?
"Junior Brother Zhou."
Zhou Qing was about to fly away when he heard Ming Zhou say:
"I am now in the Flowing Fire Chapter, and junior brother, you have already joined the Rainbow Chapter. In the future, there will never be a time when we can work together, slay demons together, and truly fight side by side."
"How old is Senior Brother Chi? He has some experience in the many dispatch tasks of the General Affairs Hall. If Junior Brother needs help with anything in the future, you might as well come to see me."
"oh?"
Zhou Qing was a little surprised by Ming Zhou's proactive show of kindness.
"Then I'll thank you senior brother in advance."
Zhou Qing bowed his hands and became more polite.
Although he is in the Rainbow Chapter, and he may not need Tomorrow's help if something really happens, but this is more or less a way.
What's more, if he reaches out and doesn't hit the smiling person, if the other person takes the initiative to show his kindness, it's certainly impossible for him to show no sign at all.
"Okay, junior brother, walk slowly."
Ming Zhou nodded and watched Zhou Qing disappear, thoughts surging in his heart.
The Ming family has become increasingly declining in recent years. Although it has the reputation of an old family, it is just barely holding on. He also needs to plan more for his future.
Zhou Qing's potential is endless, and his future is limitless. Of course he wants to make friends, and now it seems that at least he is off to a good start.
"Let's think of other ways to get closer in the future."
Thinking of this tomorrow, he harnessed the golden wind technique and flew up.
A moment later:
The results of the other three battles in the quarter-finals promotion round have already come out.
On the No. 1 Magic Stage, Wu Lei defeated Zhao Liang; on the No. 2 Magic Stage, he defeated Zhou Qing tomorrow; on the No. 3 Magic Stage, Li Zichao was defeated by Zhao Chengrong.
As for the No. 4 performance platform, the fight was the most brutal, and it was a lose-lose situation for both sides. In the end, Huang Tanxu narrowly defeated Mao Ce by half a move, but it was also a miserable victory. He had no power to fight again in a short time, which was equivalent to withdrawing from the fourth stage in advance. Strong promotion match.
After a short rest:
The leader of Qingzhuyuan announced the list of the top four promotion matches without stopping:
Wu Lei plays against Zhao Chengrong; tomorrow she plays against Huang Tanxu.
Since Huang Tanxu lost the ability to fight again, he won tomorrow without a fight and easily reached the finals; Wu Lei and Zhao Chengrong fought for less than a quarter of an hour, but finally lost, and Zhao Chengrong won.
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of Qingzhuyuan disciples, Xiao Bi's final battle in the middle stage of opening the pulse finally came.
"Brother Zhao, come on!"
"Senior Brother Zhao will win!"
"Senior Brother Ming is mighty!"
Amidst warm cheers, the final of the small competition officially started.
