"First of all, congratulations to the young heroes of Lingcheng who have passed the first two rounds of tests, but what you will face next is the arena competition. Thirty-three people will fight in pairs, and in each round one bye will advance directly, and then Those who receive a bye in the final round will compete with the other two advancers for the top three rankings!”
"What? Isn't this just to see who is lucky? The worst that can happen is third place!"
"Yes! This competition system is unfair..."
Hearing He Feng's introduction, the crowd immediately exploded. Seeing this, He Feng quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, please be patient! You may not have heard clearly. Thirty-three people will be selected into seventeen, seventeen will be selected into nine, and nine will be selected into five. So there will be new byes in each round, and there will not be all The same person’s condition.”
Only then did everyone understand, but someone else asked: "City Lord, how many disciples will the Xiyoumen recruit this time?"
As soon as this question came out, the young people waiting for the assessment and the audience all looked at He Feng, but He Feng turned to look at Elder Yan.
Elder Yan's lips moved slightly when he saw this, and then He Feng seemed to have received some instructions. Then he smiled and said loudly: "This time, as long as the top nine people can enter the arena, they can join Xiyoumen."
"If you have no doubts, then the arena competition can begin."
As He Feng announced the start of the arena, a serious-looking old man wearing a black robe appeared in the middle of the eight arenas.
"I, He Mu, am the referee of this arena competition. All the heroes participating in the arena competition are invited to draw lots first!"
So the teenagers who passed the first two rounds of tests walked to stand in front of He Mu. He Mu waved his right hand, and thirty-three identical bamboo sticks were dragged into the air by a blue spiritual power.
"Spirit Gathering Realm!" Seeing this scene, Zhou Xing immediately realized that this old man should be one of the powerful people in the Soul Gathering Realm of the City Lord's Mansion. Others also had guesses.
"In addition to the thirty-three bamboo sticks here facing me, there are two bamboo sticks ranging from one to sixteen, and there is also a blank bamboo stick. Those who draw the same number will be the opponent of this round of the arena. Everyone, let's get started!" He Mu said. Said expressionlessly.
As soon as He Mu finished speaking, some people grabbed a bamboo stick one after another. Only Zhou Xing did not move. It was not until the last bamboo stick was left that Zhou Xing slowly grabbed it.
When Zhou Xing turned over the bamboo stick, he couldn't help but be speechless. It turned out to be a blank sign. He just thought that no matter who the opponent was, he was sure to win.
"Now, please invite the people who drew numbers 1 to 8 to start the battle. The person who gets a bye this round is Zhou Xing!" He Mu announced loudly after looking at everyone's draws.
"Rules of the arena competition: During the competition, no intentional serious injuries or fatal blows are allowed, no pills are allowed, no poisonous weapons are allowed, otherwise you will be disqualified; the opponent voluntarily surrenders, or is incapable of continuing to fight, or those who fall from the ring will be deemed For failure.”
"Oh... come on, Young City Master!"
"Come on Mr. Li Xuan, come on Miss Liu Yu, we will always support you..."
When He Mu announced the rules of the arena match, the audience was a little excited. What they were most looking forward to was the arena match, and now they were all cheering for their favorites.
He Xu, Li Xuan and Liu Yu were all among the people drawn from numbers 1 to 8, so the atmosphere was so intense from the beginning.
He Xu was number two, and his opponent was a young man of the same age as him who was at the sixth level of the physical training realm. The young man was very angry when he saw He Xu looking disdainfully at him, but he felt helpless when he thought of He Xu's strength at the eighth level of the body training realm.
"I surrender!"
In the end, the young man had no choice but to shake his head and admit defeat, leaving He Xu standing on the stage enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention.
"No. 2 Arena, He Xusheng!"
He Mu promptly announced He Xu's victory, and although Li Xuan, Liu Yu and their opponents did not voluntarily admit defeat, their strength was obvious to all, and in the end they won without any suspense.
"On the fourth stage, Li Xuansheng! On the seventh stage, Liu Yusheng! On the first stage..."
After the people numbered 1 to 8 finished competing, He Mu asked the people numbered 9 to 16 to come on stage to compete.
Through observation, Zhou Xing discovered that apart from He Xu and himself, only two people had managed to reach the seventh level of body forging this time, namely Zhang Yunxing and Wang Cheng, and the others were only below the seventh level of body forging.
When the second round of drawing began, Zhou Xing was the last to take action. This time, He Mu's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the last bamboo stick.
"There are only seventeen people now. Please let the people who drew numbers one to eight play against each other in pairs. The one who gets a bye this round is Zhou Xing!" He Mu still loudly announced the start of the second round of the arena, but some people were not calm after hearing this. .
"What? Another bye this week! Is he so lucky?"
"I am also at the seventh level of the physical training realm. Even if I don't get a bye, I still have a good chance of advancing."
"But having two byes in a row is so lucky..."
Zhou Xing was also speechless. He actually got a bye again, but he didn't care about this. He was still waiting for the next round.
"Boy, admit defeat quickly! Otherwise, my action will not be of much importance."
He Xu's opponent this time was Wang Cheng, who was at the seventh level of the Body Forging Realm. When he saw that the opponent had no intention of admitting defeat, he suddenly felt that it was a bit difficult to save his face.
"Haha... Although Wang knows that he is no match for the Young City Lord, I still hope to ask the Young City Lord for some advice." Wang Cheng said with a fake smile and cupped his hands. He didn't really want to offend He Xu, but he didn't want him to give up. Not willing to give in.
"Okay, then let me give you some advice." When He Xu heard these words, he thought that Wang Cheng just didn't want to admit defeat directly and wanted to give him a step down, so he became proud again without any shame.
The smile on Wang Cheng's face began to solidify after hearing this, but he still forced himself to control his emotions and said again: "Young City Lord, you're welcome, Wang."
After Wang Cheng finished speaking, he attacked He Xu with a straight punch. Judging from his posture, he should have used all his strength as soon as he came up.
Seeing that the situation was not right, He Xu also began to concentrate, and also faced Wang Cheng's attack, and the two began to fight with fists and kicks.
"The body-forging realm is mainly about strengthening the muscles, bones, and blood, so victory or defeat is generally determined by fists and kicks. A few people will start using weapons to fight in the body-forging realm. For people like them, victory or defeat is determined entirely by realm. But the real geniuses It relies on combat experience and one’s own background.”
Zhou Xing suddenly felt very bored watching the battle between the two, but Ax Ancestor talked about the battle in the body training realm, and Zhou Xing nodded in agreement when he heard the words.
"The realms of these two are a bit unstable. Since they have relatively poor combat experience, He Xu should win by relying on a higher realm." Zhou Xing muttered to himself.
Sure enough, the two men who lacked fighting experience spent most of their time competing with each other in terms of brute force. In the end, Wang Cheng was knocked off the stage by He Xu due to the difference in level.
When the second round of the arena ended, there was no upset except for Wang Cheng who was unlucky and lost when he met He Xu.
"First of all, congratulations to the nine of you for obtaining the qualifications to enter the Xiyou Sect. Now we will select the top three, because Elder Yan will give some rewards to the top three. I hope you will work hard and achieve good results." He Mu looked at the nine people in front of him and slowly Xu said.
When everyone heard this, except for Zhou Xing, whose expression remained unchanged, the others were either bright-eyed or beaming with joy. After all, Elder Xiyoumen's action would definitely not go that far.
"Then let's continue with the third round of drawing."
This time He Mu took out nine bamboo sticks again. At this time, no one came forward to draw lots. They were all focused on Zhou Xing. Others looked at this scene and looked at Zhou Xing. After all, he was the last to draw lots the first two times, but he got a bye both times.
"Okay! Then I'll come first this time."
Zhou Xingyi shrugged, stepped forward, took one and stepped back. At this time, other people took action one after another, but they did not see the unnatural twitching on He Muran's face.
"The third round of drawing is over. Numbers 1 to 4 compete in pairs. The one who gets a bye this round...Zhou Xing!" Although He Mu had no choice but to announce the results of the draw loudly.
"What are you doing? Why are you on a bye again this week?"
"Cheating! If this isn't cheating, it must be an inside job!"
"I'm not convinced! Why does Zhou Xing get a bye every time..."
Only Hui Yi in the stands was helpless at this time: "Brother, you must be so lucky!"
Now not only the audience is in shock, but also a teenager participating in the competition has protested.
He Mu immediately became angry when he heard these words: "Shut up! How can I be the kind of person who practices favoritism and cheats? Besides, Elder Yan of Xiyoumen is sitting next to me. Could it be that I would cheat with Zhou Xing?"
It has to be said that He Mu's words also calmed the crowd, but some people still said: "Zhou Xing has had byes several times, this is so lucky, it's a bit unfair!"
He Mu was speechless when encountering such a thing, so he turned to look at He Feng. He Feng also didn't know what to do at this time. After all, the rules of the game were correct, but Zhou Xing didn't cheat. It was just that his luck was ridiculously good.
In the end, He Feng had no choice but to turn his head and look at Elder Yan, and the audience also looked at Elder Yan.
Everyone saw Elder Yan put down the teacup in his hand, a smile appeared on his serious face, and then he said slowly: "Luck is also part of strength!"
Apart from Zhou Xing, He Xu, and Zhang Yunxing, who is at the seventh level of physical training, there are only four people left in the top nine this time. These four are all teenagers at the sixth level of physical training. They are Zhao Qing, Zhao Luo, Fang Qingyuan and Song Ming.
As a bye player, Zhou Xing naturally watched the battle of the other eight people in the rest area. The eight opponents are He Xu versus Song Ming, Li Xuan versus Zhao Qing, Liu Yu versus Zhao Luo, and Zhang Yunxing versus Fang Qingyuan.
Among them, in the match between He Xu and Song Ming, Song Ming wisely admitted defeat, which made He Xu feel proud again. And he gave Zhou Xing a provocative look, because he felt that Zhou Xing had stolen his spotlight in the lottery, and now he was even more unhappy with Zhou Xing.
Facing He Xu's provocation, Zhou Xing remained indifferent. In his opinion, He Xu was just showing up, and such an unstable state was simply vulnerable.
Then the other three battles were fought in a more lively manner. Among them, Li Xuan and Liu Yu looked like they had a solid realm, a solid foundation, and a certain amount of combat experience. Although Zhang Yunxing was also at the seventh level of body training, his foundation and combat The experience is much different.
In the end, both Li Xuan and Liu Yu easily won the game. Only Zhang Yunxing struggled, and could only advance with a slight advantage based on his realm. However, it seemed that he had no chance of winning against his next opponent.
"Very good. Now that all five of you have advanced, let's continue the competition." He Mu once again took out five lottery tickets and motioned for everyone to draw lots.
Zhou Xing stopped smoking this time. The last one must be his anyway. Others looked at Zhou Xing's indifferent expression and were filled with dissatisfaction.
"The results of this draw are He Xu versus Liu Yu, Li Xuan versus Zhang Yunxing, and the one who gets a bye this round...Zhou Xing!"
This time Zhou Xing continued to have a bye, but no one dared to say anything anymore. After all, Elder Yan had spoken, and people no longer dared to question it.
"Lucky boy, I want you to look good later!" He Xu looked at Zhou Xing with an unhappy expression and muttered to himself.
"I wonder what Elder Yan thinks of these nine young heroes?" He Feng asked softly from behind Yan Song. In fact, he only cared about his son's impression in Yan Song's heart.
Yan Song glanced at the people beside the ring and slowly shook his head. He Feng could only secretly scold He Xu for not living up to expectations.
"Hmph! For a guy like this, the most he can do in the sect is a handyman disciple!" Yan Song didn't say anything, but the male disciple spoke with contempt.
"That's right, if not..."
"Ahem...here...there is still a little guy who is interesting!"
When the female disciple was about to say something, Elder Yan interrupted her, and the two people stopped talking immediately. They thought Elder Yan said this to save He Feng's face, but the others didn't know that Yan Song I have been observing Zhou Xing for a long time.
"Gravel Palm!"
On the ring, Li Xuan caught Zhang Yunxing's flaw and knocked him off the ring with a single palm move due to his lack of fighting experience and illusory realm.
"Li Xuansheng!"
"Concession!"
After He Mu announced his victory, Li Xuan said to Zhang Yunxing calmly, but Zhang Yunxing was a little embarrassed in the audience. After all, he lost so quickly in the same realm, and the opponent was younger than him.
Looking at the battle between He Xu and Liu Yu is a bit interesting.
"Miss Liu, I advise you to admit defeat, otherwise I will beat you to tears later!" He Xu thought that he was on a higher level than Liu Yu, and the other party was a woman, so he started to show off again.
"Hmph! What a nasty guy!"
Liu Yu's pretty face was filled with anger, and without saying anything to He Xu, she raised her palm and hit him. When He Xu saw this, he quickly raised his palms to greet him.
"Bang! Kick, kick, kick..."
There was not much difference in strength between the two in this fight. Liu Yu took a few steps back and He Xu was also repelled. Only then did He Xu put aside his contempt.
The Liu family and the Li family have kept a low profile these years, but He Feng has always been on guard against them. He often reminds He Xu that He Xu must not underestimate the two rich people in Lingcheng, but He Xu has never taken it seriously. This is serious.
"Come again, Tiger Fist!"
He Xu felt a little embarrassed because he had no obvious advantage, so he started to use his spiritual skills to attack Liu Yu. Liu Yu also used his spiritual skills to deal with it, and for a while the two were evenly matched.
After all, Liu Yu was a woman, and her realm was slightly weaker. After fighting with He Xu for too long, she became exhausted.
At this time, Zhou Xing, who was in the audience, discovered that Li Xuan, who had always been calm and calm, had unknowingly turned a little ugly, and the aura around him had also changed.
"Don't worry, with that guy He Xu, nothing will happen to that girl."
(End of chapter)
