As Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, introduced himself, the bald burly man who was the leader of the Raging Wave Mansion's group also chimed in.
"Everyone, what Elder Ren said is what I want to say as well. Since he has already said so, I won't say anything else … I'm Liu Hong Guang, the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion."
The bald burly man was also the representative sent by the Raging Wave Mansion to preside over the Rising Sky Ranking Battle this time. After Ren Zhong finished speaking, he introduced himself.
Similar to the Sky Hurdle Mansion and the Rising Sky Mansion, the Raging Wave Mansion was a fourth-rate force.
However, compared to Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, and Xu Cen, the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion, the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion was nothing.
"It seems like the Raging Wave Mansion doesn't really care about the Rising Sky Ranking Battle this time. They actually only sent a Second Elder to preside over the Rising Sky Ranking Battle."
Soon after, someone could not help but whisper after learning about the bald burly man's identity.
Since someone had taken the lead, it was only natural that someone else would follow suit.
In just a few moments, the gigantic chessboard that stretched as far as the eye could see began to bustle again.
"The Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion seems to be on a completely different level from the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion and the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion … I really don't know what the Raging Wave Mansion is thinking. To think that they actually only sent a Second Elder."
"That's right. How can a mere Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion uphold the fairness of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle? "
"In our Rising Sky Mansion's district, only the people from Rising Sky Mansion have the strength to uphold the fairness of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle. This time, if the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion isn't here, and the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion wants to ignore the rules of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle, how is Elder Ri going to stop him?"
"That's right! In my opinion, the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion is only here to go through the motions. At the critical moment, with his little strength, he won't be able to do anything at all. "
…
When they saw that Liu Hong Guang, the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion, did not seem to care about their discussion, more and more people on the Nimble Chess Set began to join in the unbridled discussion.
Liu Hongguang stood in the air with a calm expression, as if he didn't hear the discussions around him.
In fact, with his cultivation level, even if the people present were only whispering, he would be able to hear them clearly. Not to mention, those people were talking about him without restraint.
Therefore, the reason why he looked so calm was because he didn't care about these discussions at all.
However, even if Liu Hongguang didn't care, it didn't mean that the people from the Raging Wave Mansion who came with him didn't care as well. These elders and disciples from the Raging Wave Mansion had angry expressions on their faces.
Several people even opened their mouths to defend themselves.
However, before their voices could come out, they were drowned out by the noisy discussions around them.
The corner of Xu Cen, the Grand Elder of the Rising Sky Mansion, twitched imperceptibly when he heard the discussion in the surroundings.
These people were saying that Liu Hongguang was inferior to him?
Although he was slightly older than Liu Hong Guang, Liu Hong Guang's strength had already surpassed his ten years ago. At that time, he had followed the Mansion Master of Rising Sky Mansion to the Raging Wave Mansion as a guest. He had fought with Liu Hong Guang, and he was defeated in less than 100 moves.
During that battle, other than using Saint Inscriptions, Dao Talismans, and other external forces, he had used all his techniques, but in the end, he was still inferior to Liu Hong Guang.
For this reason, he accepted his defeat wholeheartedly.
When he heard the people around him saying that Liu Hong Guang was inferior to him, his face flushed red. He felt so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into a hole.
"The Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion, Liu Hong Guang, isn't as simple as he seems!"
Among the people present on the scene, apart from those who were familiar with Liu Hong Guang, there were only a few people, including Duan Lingtian, who disagreed with the discussions around them.
When the people from the three great fourth-rate forces arrived, Duan Lingtian had already noticed a problem. Xu Cen, the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion, was not only polite to Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, but he was also extremely polite to Liu Hong Guang, the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion.
They were both from fourth-rate forces, and Xu Cen was the Grand Elder of Rising Sky Mansion. Even if it was out of respect for the Raging Wave Mansion, he would not have been so polite if Liu Hong Guang was weak.
After all, this was a world where the strong were respected.
It was impossible for those who were of the same background and stronger to treat those who were weaker in this manner.
The few powerhouses from the three great fifth-rate forces in the Rising Sky Mansion's district who shared the same thoughts as Duan Lingtian were present as well. Apart from them, there was the Flowery Monk, Jing Xu Zi, and Zhong Gu.
Based on their expressions, it was obvious they did not agree with the discussions around them.
"Everyone, can you please listen to me?"
Just when the situation was getting out of hand, Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, finally spoke. His voice contained True Origin and suppressed the voices of everyone present on the scene in just a blink of an eye, causing those who were still discussing fervently to shut their mouths.
After these people shut their mouths, their eyes shifted to Ren Zhong in unison.
All of them wanted to know what the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion would say under such circumstances.
When Ren Zhong saw the scene had quietened down, he continued to look at Liu Hong Guang. His voice was still filled with True Origin as he said, "In terms of seniority, this Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion can be considered as my uncle and nephew. However, in terms of strength, even I'm not confident I can defeat him!"
The moment Ren Zhong's words left his mouth, the scene that had already quieted down fell silent again.
Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, said he was not confident he could defeat the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion?
Was this even possible?
"What a joke! How can a mere Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion's strength be compared to the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion? Is this even possible? "
"I think the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion only said such words because he doesn't want to embarrass the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion."
"I think so too."
…
Although Ren Zhong had spoken up to help Liu Hong Guang, not many people present on the scene believed his words. All of them thought he only said such a lie because he wanted to help the Second Elder of Raging Wave Mansion resolve this embarrassing situation.
When Ren Zhong saw this, he could not help but frown.
Just as he was about to explain himself, he was stopped by Liu Hong Guang who was standing at the side. Liu Hong Guang said nonchalantly, "Elder Ren, even I, the person involved in this matter, don't take it to heart. You don't have to bother about it. I appreciate your kindness."
Since Liu Hong Guang had said so, Ren Zhong, naturally, did not say anything else.
"Hong Guang, you're much calmer than an old man like me."
In the end, Ren Zhong could not help but sigh emotionally.
No matter what, the main topic today was the Rising Sky Ranking Battle that was about to begin.
For this reason, as time passed by, the discussion about Liu Hong Guang gradually died down.
Everyone's attention was now focused on the Rising Sky Ranking Battle.
"Everyone!"
When the sun shrouded the land, Ren Zhong, the Vice Mansion Master of Sky Hurdle Mansion, who was one of the hosts of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle today, said, "Today is the first day of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle. Among those who came to participate in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle, I'm sure many of you already know the rules of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle. However, I'm sure there are some who are unaware of the rules as well.
Now, I'll explain the rules of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle in detail so that the people behind you don't know about it. "
The moment Ren Zhong's words left his mouth, he began to explain the rules of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle.
He began by explaining the rules that Duan Lingtian also knew about.
The Rising Sky Ranking Battle did not allow for life or death.
Naturally, if one party took the initiative to admit defeat, the other party would not be allowed to make a move. As the hosts of the Rising Sky Ranking Battle, Ren Zhong and Liu Hong Guang would also make a move to save the person who admitted defeat.
It did not allow for life or death.
Although almost everyone who came to participate in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle already knew about this rule, they still could not help but tremble when they heard it from Ren Zhong.
It was a matter of life and death, so they could not control their emotions.
Some of them even had thoughts of retreating.
Although they could admit defeat, if they really fought, it would be a matter of life and death. Unless they were evenly matched, it would be difficult for them to admit defeat.
There were no specific rules in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle. The ten people who stood at the end would be the people who would be ranked in the Rising Sky Ranking this year.
"No external force, including Saint Weapons, is allowed in the Rising Sky Ranking Battle. Once it's used, the person will be disqualified from the Rising Sky Ranking Battle!"
Ren Zhong continued to explain.
This was also very important.
No external force was allowed.
One could only rely on one's own strength to compete for the right to be ranked in the Rising Sky Ranking.
The reason there was such a rule was because the person who set up the Rising Sky Ranking was worried that the disciples from the major forces would be given external resources by the major forces. The major forces did not lack high-grade Saint Inscriptions and high-grade Dao Talismans.
If they were allowed to rely on external forces, it would be unfair to the sectless cultivators who came from ordinary backgrounds.
"All of you should've heard that the Rising Sky Ranking Battle doesn't have any specific rules … As long as one stands at the end, he'll be ranked in the Rising Sky Ranking! The Rising Sky Ranking Battle will only truly end when there are no more challengers. At that time, the Rising Sky Ranking Battle will truly end. "
Ren Zhong continued to explain.
At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the others, Ren Zhong and Liu Hong Guang looked at each other and lifted the walking stick and giant hammer in their hands in tacit understanding before they struck at the void above the Nimble Chess Set.
This time, both of them struck at different directions.
Bang! Bang!
Along with two soft sounds, the people present on the scene could clearly feel the Heaven and Earth Spirit Energy in the Nimble Chess Set was in chaos. It took a while before it calmed down.
At the same time, they could clearly see ten chess pieces suddenly flew up from the Nimble Chess Set's chessboard. They were five black chess pieces and five white chess pieces.
After the ten chess pieces rose up, they hovered in the air as though there was an invisible force supporting them.
"This …"
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