"Ironblood Continent, Tie Fan. Sky Martial Continent, Xing Jue. Stage 3, begin the match! "
The shouts of the Heavenly Secret Battalion's judges resounded across the entire arena. Although there were many people competing at the same time, the people from the Ironblood Continent still attracted a portion of people's attention. After all, it was the most famous continent in the Ordinary World. Just the mention of the Ironblood Continent would attract people's attention.
"Xing Jue, don't give me any face. Defeat him." Han Xu extended his fist, indicating to Xing Jue not to hold back.
Although Han Xu's true strength was above Tie Fan's, he had suffered a great loss in the Spiritual Battle in the Scholar's Inn. This made him very unhappy, and he secretly decided to teach Tie Fan a lesson if he met him again. However, at this moment, Tie Fan and Xing Jue were about to walk onto the same stage. He knew that he might not be able to fight Tie Fan, so he could only place his hopes of revenge on Xing Jue.
"Don't worry. Even if I give you face, I will definitely defeat him." Seeing this, Xing Jue also extended his right hand. After exchanging fists with Han Xu, he walked towards stage 3.
"Haoyan, wait for me on the final stage. I might not be your opponent in the Ironblood Continent, but you might not be my opponent here." At that moment, Tie Fan was already standing on stage no. 3. He was looking at Haoyan, who was walking down the stage, with hatred.
"If trash like you can walk onto the final stage, then this competition will be too boring." However, in response to Tie Fan's provocation, a stiff smile rose from the corner of Haoyan's mouth. However, that stiff smile was filled with disdain.
"You … just wait and see."
Looking at Haoyan, who was walking down the stage, Tie Fan's face was filled with malevolence. His eyes were filled with endless hatred. He, who came from an extraordinary background in the Ironblood Continent, should have been a proud son of heaven. However, because of Haoyan, a fellow of unknown origin, he could only become the second genius of this generation in the Ironblood Continent.
As Haoyan walked down the stage, Xing Jue happened to arrive at the front of the stage. The closer he got to Haoyan, the more Xing Jue could feel the intense killing intent from his body.
This kind of baleful aura was definitely not something that could be produced through countless fierce battles. It was proof of how cold a person's blood was and how emotionless a person's heart was. Xing Jue had only met one person like this before, and that was Bai Yunfei, who had gone berserk while practicing demonic arts. Of course, if Bai Yunfei was compared to this Haoyan in front of him, then this Haoyan was clearly even more terrifying.
Haoyan's eyes were bloodshot as he stared straight ahead. He didn't even look at Xing Jue. He walked past Xing Jue as if he was nothing.
"Heh … interesting."
Xing Jue smiled in an amused manner in the face of Hao Yan's action of disregarding him. At this moment, he was almost certain that the one waiting for him on the final stage was not Han Xu, who was stronger than Tie Fan, nor was it Li Meixuan. Instead, it was Hao Yan, who had brushed shoulders with him.
"Xing Jue, I didn't think I would fight you so soon."
"But I have to tell you in advance that shopkeeper Qian won't be coming to save you this time. You better be careful because if I'm not careful, I might beat you to death." Just as Xing Jue walked onto the stage, he heard Tie Fan's arrogant shout.
"It's best if you can beat me to death. Otherwise, I'll definitely beat you to a pulp."
Xing Jue came to the front of the stage and narrowed his eyes as he sized up Tie Fan in front of him. His smile did not seem like he was looking at an enemy, but it was this smile that showed that Xing Jue did not take Tie Fan seriously at all.
"You talk big!"
* whoosh *
As expected, Xing Jue's words completely infuriated Tie Fan. After the judge made a gesture that indicated that they could fight, Tie Fan took a step forward. His entire person was like an arrow that left the bow as he shot towards Xing Jue with lightning speed. He did not use any martial skills, nor did he use any Spirit Weapons. He only used his own power.
It wasn't that Tie Fan was careless. He just felt that only by using this method to defeat Xing Jue would he be able to erase the humiliation Xing Jue brought him in the Zhuang Yuan Tavern.
"Tch, since you're in such a hurry to die, it would be my fault if I don't fulfill your wish."
Facing Tie Fan's attack, Xing Jue crossed his arms and stood where he was without any movement. Instead, he muttered to himself absent-mindedly. Tie Fan was actually not weak, but he could only blame his opponent for being Xing Jue and him holding back.
* whoosh whoosh whoosh ~ *
Just as Tie Fan's fierce palm wind was about to touch Xing Jue's body, Xing Jue lifted his right leg and took a step to the side. With a turn of his body, a gust of wind rose from Xing Jue's feet and Xing Jue had already circled behind Xing Jue.
Xing Jue could only have such a fast speed because of the Imperial Wind Technique. When the Imperial Wind Technique was cultivated to a high level, one could fly in the air. Although it was greatly restricted in this place, it was still a high level martial skill. Especially when paired with Xing Jue's Soul Devouring Art, his speed could only be described as terrifying.
* pow *
At the same time that he turned behind Tie Fan, Xing Jue's palm wind had already lightly landed on Tie Fan's back. Although the palm itself did not have any power, the energy that was condensed in the palm wind was much more ferocious.
"Devouring Wind Palm!"
* puchi *
Along with a light shout from Xing Jue, a devastating palm of light shot out from Tie Fan's chest. At that moment, Tie Fan even spat out a mouthful of blood and then powerlessly laid on the ground.
Because the direction that Xing Jue aimed at was where Tie Fan's Aura Sea was. Although at Tie Fan's level, as long as the origin of his soul was not damaged, his cultivation would not be crippled. At the very least, at that moment, Tie Fan could no longer fight. He had completely lost the qualifications to fight against Xing Jue.
* huu ~ ~ ~ ~ *
In the blink of an eye, the opponent was knocked to the ground. That kind of speed caused an uproar outside of the arena. Everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them.
Because Xing Jue's attack speed was really too fast, even faster than when Haoyan defeated his opponent. At that moment, even the judge of the Heavenly Secret Battalion, who was standing below the stage, was a little stunned and only recovered after a long time.
"Sky Martial Continent, Xing Jue wins!" After the judge jumped onto the high platform, he loudly announced to the people outside of the arena.
"What? The Sky Martial Continent won? "
"It can't be? Could it be that this brat isn't the one from the Ironblood Continent? The Ironblood Continent was actually defeated? "
"This … this is simply inconceivable!"
The judge's announcement caused a huge uproar outside of the arena. The Sky Martial Continent. Anyone who knew of the Ironblood Continent would know of the Sky Martial Continent. That was because the Sky Martial Continent was the number one existence on the Rising Star Rankings. However, this number one wasn't really number one, it was number one from the bottom.
The fact that an ordinary person from the Sky Martial Continent was able to reach this stage was already inconceivable to everyone. But right now, an ordinary person from the Sky Martial Continent had actually defeated an ordinary person from the Ironblood Continent. This kind of thing had completely toppled everyone's understanding. They even felt that at this moment, a legendary miracle had occurred.
"Xing Jue, huh?"
Just as everyone was endlessly shocked by Xing Jue defeating Tie Fan, the Ironblood Continent's Haoyan finally focused his gaze on Xing Jue. He finally became interested in this seemingly unremarkable Xing Jue who possessed astonishing combat strength.
"The Sky Martial Continent? How could such a powerful brat appear in that bottom-feeder place? Could this brat called Xing Jue be cheating? "
That caused a huge uproar below the stage. However, the captains on the stage who had come from the Ironblood Continent felt a little embarrassed, especially the head captain from the Ironblood Continent. At this moment, his wrinkled eyes were filled with doubt.
"Cheating? If that's the case, then the ones who cheat the most should be the people from your Ironblood Continent, right? "
"Yes, that's right. It seems that the Ironblood Continent accounts for nearly half of the mortals that enter the Heavenly Secret Battalion every year. This kind of data is indeed a little suspicious."
However, his words drew the rebuttals of the two head captains beside him. The Ironblood Continent, the Thunder Continent, and the Misty Continent were like fire and water. These two powers possessed extraordinary positions in the Heavenly Secret Battalion and even the entire dynasty, and they had long since wanted to eliminate each other.
"Oh, I was wondering why I hadn't seen this brat Xing Jue before. So it was you who sent him an invitation?"
"Sigh, looks like the Thunder Continent and the Misty Continent really don't have any geniuses. They're actually so poor that they have to seek help from the bottom-feeder continents."
"But so what if that's the case? The one who becomes the champion in this test will still be someone from my Ironblood Continent. " The head captain of the Ironblood Continent did not care about the other two's mockery. Instead, he smiled and ridiculed them.
"Hmph, we'll see." The other two coldly snorted in response, before turning their gazes back to the surrounding stages.
A thousand people participating in the competition at the same time. Although this number was somewhat frightening, the promotion competition was completed very quickly as they were competing in 100 arenas.
In less than half a day, there was only one stage that attracted the gazes of tens of thousands of people. There were two young men standing on that stage. One was the Ironblood Continent's Haoyan, while the other was the Sky Martial Continent's Xing Jue.
"Xing Jue, you must take revenge for me."
Below the stage, a man lying on a stretcher looked at the blurry figure on the stage with a dim gaze as he spoke in an indifferent voice.
That person was Han Xu from the Thunder Continent, and the person who had heavily injured him was none other than Hao Yan. Similarly, Li Meixuan had also been defeated by Hao Yan's hands. However, the strange thing was that Hao Yan seemed to know how to have tender and protective feelings towards women, and he didn't beat her to such a miserable state like Han Xu.
"Yang Bin, that Xing Jue is someone you've taken a fancy to, right? Not bad, you have a good eye. "
"What the Heavenly Secret Battalion needs is a talent scout like you to be able to unearth an outstanding talent like Xing Jue. Only with a few more talents like him can our Heavenly Secret Battalion grow stronger and stronger." On the high platform at the center, the head captain of the Thunder Continent praised Yang Bin, who had invited Xing Jue.
"That's right, Yang Bin. You're making a contribution to our Heavenly Secret Battalion. I will reward you after the test." At the same time, the head captain of the Misty Continent, who was not directly under Yang Bin, also praised Yang Bin.
"Hmph, a vile person intoxicated by success. Let's see who will have the last laugh."
The three of them echoed each other, making the head captain of the Ironblood Continent extremely angry. The Heavenly Secret Battalion would hold a test for mortals twelve times a year.
Twelve top scorers would be born from these twelve tests, and these twelve places were almost all occupied by the Ironblood Continent, the Thunder Continent, and the Misty Continent. Moreover, the Ironblood Continent occupied almost half of the places.
If the Ironblood Continent occasionally lost to the Thunder Continent and the Misty Continent, he could still accept it. After all, these two continents were publicly recognized as the cradles of geniuses. However, if they were to lose to the Sky Martial Continent, which was ranked at the bottom, his Ironblood Continent would lose all face.
"Oh ~ ~ ~ ~"
At this moment, a burst of loud and pleasant cheers suddenly rang out from below the stage, because the final battle for the position of top scorer was finally about to begin.
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