Qianqiu kept retreating until he reached the edge of the field.
"We can't retreat any further. If we retreat any further, we will immediately admit defeat." Qianqiu stopped and said to his heart, calmly looking at the wall of sand roaring in front of him.
"The five elements' magic techniques are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. I will use this principle of mutual restraint to break your sand sea magic today!" Qian Qiuxin said.
Qianqiu said that with one stroke of his hand, he gathered the cultivation bases in the cultivation pool and poured them into the palm of his hand.
"Earth defeats water, water defeats fire, fire defeats metal, metal defeats wood, and wood defeats earth! It's you! Mufa - Giant Wood Forest! Get up!" Qianqiu waved his hand and shouted angrily.
Giant Wood Forest is a move that is not commonly used by wood magicians, because this method consumes energy and cultivation, and has a narrow application. It is generally only used when dealing with earth magic.
"There is so much yellow sand, it's time to plant trees and take care of this sea of sand!" Qianqiu said with a smile and clapped his hands.
Towering giant trees stood between the sand sea, quickly consuming the sweeping force of the sand sea.
Yang Xian looked at the situation in front of him and said helplessly: "Sure enough, the gap between magicians and magicians cannot be bridged by skill and hard work. Even my successive offensives cannot break your defense. If you attack me wholeheartedly, I attack, but I’m not sure I can take it. Brother Qian, I admit defeat.”
The two waved their hands at the same time and dismissed this spectacular scene.
Immediately, thunderous applause broke out from the sidelines.
At some point, many people stood next to Field No. 1, and everyone was applauding this wonderful fight.
"Yanyudang-Qianqiu wins! Advance to the fourth round." The referee announced loudly.
Qianqiu wondered in his heart: "Shouldn't we enter the knockout round of twenty to ten? How can it be the fourth round?"
At this time, Yang Xian seemed to have read through Qianqiu's thoughts, and walked over and said, "Brother Qian, are you worried about this fourth round?"
"That's right, but what I'm worried about is, shouldn't twenty be entered into ten?" Qianqiu asked.
Yang Xian waved his hand and said: "No, this is not how twenty to ten is played."
"How to choose?" Qianqiu asked strangely.
Yang Xian said slowly: "In previous years, a card will be set up here in the top 20. The fourth round will be held first, and then the subsequent qualifying rounds will be held. In this round, there will be sixteen empty draws!"
"Sixteen empty lots?" Qianqiu said in surprise.
"Yes, these sixteen people are the disciples who have officially entered the knockout round." Yang Xian said.
Qianqiu asked in confusion: "Why did Master set this rule?"
"One is for the purpose of selecting replacement disciples for the Ten Martial Arts Competition, and the second is for relative fairness." Yang Xian explained.
Qianqiu nodded and said: "I have heard of this junior disciple, but there are not as many as six junior disciples, right? And what does it mean to be relatively fair?"
Yang Xian said: "Brother Qian, don't be anxious. I will explain it to you slowly. I understand a little about this competition system. The main reason why the top 16 is determined is to avoid leaving any gaps in the qualifying competition. The more players get older, Later, the stronger the strength, it will inevitably be unfair if there is an empty draw, so in order to prevent the situation of empty draws in the top ten rankings, a card will be set here at twenty."
"In other words, the top sixteen are set up to select the most powerful disciples in our sect?" Qianqiu seemed to understand a little bit.
"It can be said that there are some rules this year that I am not very clear about." Yang Xian said.
Qianqiu waved his hand and said: "There will be changes when the time comes."
"Why do you say that?" Yang Xian was surprised this time.
Qianqiu said: "Ten martial arts, ten sects in total. If each sect sends ten people to participate in the competition, when will the competition be completed?"
Yang Xian thought for a while and said: "This is the principle, but when the time comes to enter the Ten Martial Arts Competition, everyone will go all out. We will have to look at the specific rules at that time."
After hearing what Yang Xian said, Qianqiu walked to the lottery table and grabbed one casually.
"The lottery is empty, congratulations on entering the knockout round of the top 16!" The person in charge of drawing lots was a female disciple, who smiled at Qianqiu at this time.
Qianqiu squeezed his palms and said, "Senior sister, am I now in the top sixteen? But I just defeated Lao Yang alone. Isn't this a bit too hasty?"
"Junior brother, luck is also a part of strength. Even if there are some brothers who are more advanced than you, but they are not so lucky, they will naturally miss the top sixteen." The disciple in charge of drawing lots smiled slightly.
"You are...Senior Sister Fang Yuxue!" Qianqiu finally recognized the other party, "Senior Sister, why are you in charge of drawing lots as an inspection disciple? You are overqualified, right?"
Fang Yuxue still smiled and said: "Inspection is inspection, and drawing lots is drawing lots. They are equally important."
Qianqiu said in admiration: "Senior Sister's level is beyond my reach, Junior Brother admires her."
"Okay, junior brother Qianqiu, please go to the bulletin board of the martial arts arena today to see your opponent. This competition for the top sixteen will adopt a progressive elimination system. I hope you will have a good ranking." Fang Yuxue smiled. said.
Qianqiu nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, senior sister."
Yang Xian saw Qianqiu running down with a smile on his face and asked hurriedly: "Brother Qian, how are you?"
"Lao Yang, you are right. As expected, there is a great chance of advancing to the top 16. I drew another empty lottery." Qianqiu said.
Yang Xian sighed and said: "Brother Qian, sometimes I have to believe in your luck. First you won two empty draws in a row, and then you practiced with me, and when it came to the draw for the top 16, you got an empty draw again! What's the point? Does anyone have this good luck?"
Qianqiu smiled and waved his hand, and said: "Lao Yang, my luck is indeed gratifying. However, if four consecutive empty draws are the real good luck, right?"
Yang Xian shook his head and said: "Brother Qian, you are wrong. Four consecutive empty draws are not as lucky as yours."
"How do you say this?" Qianqiu asked doubtfully.
Yang Xian signaled Qianqiu to leave and said: "When is the best time to draw an opponent? It is the third round. The first and second rounds consume effort, and if you draw a strong opponent, it will not be worth the loss. The fourth round, too This round of promotion rounds is unnecessary consumption. If, as you said, all four rounds are empty draws, there will be less opportunities to practice, which will affect the feel of the top 16 battle."
When Qianqiu heard what Yang Xian said, he felt that it did make some sense, so he said: "Old Yang, it's true! Let's have lunch first, and then go back to the room to take a nice nap, and then we can go see him again at the You hour. Battle map.”
"This is naturally good." Yang Xian agreed.
The sun sets over the west mountain, and time quickly comes to Youshi.
Qianqiu stretched and yawned. Just as he was about to check the time, there was a knock on the door.
"Brother Qian, how are you resting?"
It was Xian Yang's voice.
Qianqiu hurriedly got up and opened the door, and saw many people, not only Yang Xian, but also Yun Zhi, Yan Yu and others.
"Senior Sister Yunzhi, Senior Sister Yanyu, why are you here too?" Qianqiu asked in surprise.
Everyone looked at Qianqiu anxiously, and finally Yanyu said: "Qianqiu, I'm afraid something is not good!"
When Qianqiu heard this, he woke up completely and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
"The candidates for the top sixteen have been determined. Only two people from our Yanyu Hall have advanced. One of them is you and the other is Bieling." Yunzhi said sadly.
When Qianqiu heard this, his heart felt a little cold, and he asked hurriedly: "Where is Buyu? Where are you, Senior Sister Yunzhi? And where is Senior Brother Zhao Quan?"
"Alas!" Yunzhi and Yanyu sighed heavily.
Yun Zhi said slowly: "In the fourth round, I did not draw an empty lot, but I drew the senior brother."
"A single blow knocked down the two senior sisters of our Yanyu Hall?" Qianqiu asked in great surprise.
Yun Zhi nodded and said, "You'd better go and see for yourself."
Yang Xian said: "Brother Qian, what Senior Sister Yunzhi said is right, let's go and see for ourselves first."
Everyone hurriedly hugged Qianqiu to the notice board.
"Qi Luo is against Yun Zhi, Qi Luo wins. Ya Fang is against You Buyu, Ya Fang wins..." Qian Qiu slowly read out the person who had been promoted.
"Oops, Senior Sister Yunzhi and Buyu were also eliminated." Qianqiu shouted "Oops" loudly.
Yang Xian looked at the notice carefully, and then said: "This time the top sixteen are all magic mages. Among them, the outer disciples Hu Kai and Sun Muyun got two places, and the remaining twelve are Qi Luo, Zheng Lulu, Huangfu Qingyu..."
Yang Xian reported the names one by one, and finally read Qianqiu's name.
Qianqiu also looked at the bulletin board and said, "There are too many disciples in this Alchemy Hall!"
Yun Zhi said: "The senior brother is from the Alchemy Hall. Huangfu Qingyu and Yu Wenhua have also entered the top sixteen. Together with the other two senior brothers, they actually occupy five places."
"All other Five Elements Halls are promoted by three people." Yang Xian said.
"Senior Sister Yunzhi, where are you from Linghe Buyu?" Qianqiu asked hurriedly.
Yun Zhi said: "Bie Ling also drew an empty lot. After drawing the lot, he disappeared without a trace, and now I don't know where he went. After Buyu lost to Yafang, he went back to his room to rest."
"This crazy woman is probably going to study Amitabha Pagoda again." Qian Qiuxin said.
Yanyu said with some worry: "Only two of our Yanyu Hall advanced to the top 16 this year. If we unfortunately lose and fall out of ten, how can we explain this to the master?"
Yun Zhi also looked worried.
"If I hadn't met Senior Brother and our Yanyu Hall had advanced to three levels, the situation would have been much better." Yanyu said.
"Senior Sister Yunzhi, you lost to Senior Sister Lulu? How could such a coincidence happen?" Qianqiu asked.
Yun Zhi also looked confused and said: "I don't know why, why is she the opponent!"
"Yunzhi, we need to make plans early. After all, Bi Ling and Qian Qiu are newcomers. Now that they have entered the top sixteen, we don't know how far they can go." Yan Yu reminded.
When Qianqiu heard this, he was unhappy and said, "Why does Senior Sister Yanyu look down on me and Bieling so much?"
Yanyu waved her hands and said, "I'm not looking down on you two, but these people are quite scheming. It may not be something you two can handle easily."
