After drawing lots, Liu Ming said goodbye to Yan Ming and Xue Yun. He came to the 9th arena, found an open space with few people, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes to rest.
Not long after, on the high platform, the short and fat man of the 8 outer door masters suddenly stopped chatting with the people around him. He took a few steps forward and began to announce loudly,
"The time has come. The preliminary round of the major competition has officially begun. All disciples, please go to the arenas according to the drawing lots and start the competition according to the order of the number."
As soon as the voice sounded, thousands of disciples under the arena suddenly made a "boom". In less than ten seconds, they were divided into ten groups of people, surrounding each arena.
On the arenas in each area, there were already a deputy of the Crystallization Period, announcing the matchup and some precautions.
Liu Ming was also standing in the crowd under the 9th arena at this moment. While listening to the deputy disciple on the stage, he glanced around and looked at the number of the Sect token in his hand.
There were more than 400 disciples in the 9th area, and he was No. 362. There were more than 100 matches before, and there was only half a day left. He probably wouldn't be playing today.
…
"Next game, No. 25 vs. No. 26!"
To his surprise, after merely 10 minutes, over 10 battles had already been decided, and this was far from what he'd expected when he'd judged that it wouldn't be his turn to enter the arena today.
Most of the people who fought on the stage had similar cultivation. Most of them were at the intermediate stage of the Condensation Period, but their real strength was even more different. Some disciples who were too weak often didn't even have time to summon their spiritual weapons. They were defeated by the opponent's mystic arts in an instant, and the outcome was decided.
Some disciples of the Condensation Period early stage encountered the later stage, and most of them just admitted defeat without even fighting.
As far as the eye could see, the situation on the other arenas was more or less the same.
Of course, there were also some disciples with the same cultivation and similar strength. They needed to fight fiercely for a while before the outcome could be decided.
However, because it wasn't a battle of life and death, once someone was at a disadvantage or felt that they weren't a match for their opponent, they would take the initiative to jump out of the light barrier.
At this moment, Liu Ming suddenly felt a gaze coming from behind him. He looked back with a thought. It was the muscular man with purple eyes, Zang Xuan. He was striding toward him from the 8th arena.
"After the Green Sky Illusory Palace, Brother Liu's spiritual power seems to have improved a lot." Zang Xuan stood in front of Liu Ming and said while cupping his fist.
"Didn't Brother Zang also break through to the Condensation Period later stage like me? Your strength must have increased a lot right?" Liu Ming smiled slightly.
"How can I dare to compare with Brother Liu? Brother Liu killed the Yin Yang Strong Demon alone that day, and he passed the Green Sky Illusory Palace's trial. His strength is already well-known." Recalling the Green Sky Illusory Palace's trial, Zang Xuan couldn't help sighing and said so.
"It turns out that this person is the Liu Ming who claimed to kill Yin Yang Strong Demon by himself?" Before Liu Ming could speak, someone beside him said.
Suddenly, there were more than a dozen gazes around, looking at where Liu Ming was, and they whispered in twos and threes.
At the same time, Liu Ming's expression moved. As he turned his head, he saw a chubby young man in a green robe looking at him with a spurious smile near the 8th arena. He was eating a big pancake in his hand.
This person's gaze was extremely dignified. He actually gave Liu Ming a faint sense of oppression. He was not an ordinary person, but he had never seen this person before. This person was not in the list of powerful characters mentioned by Yan Ming.
This made Liu Ming murmur in his mind, but he immediately recovered and continued to say to Zang Xuan,
"Brother Zang has overpraised me. I was just lucky. Brother Zang's purple eyes talent is amazing. You will definitely gain something in this major competition. "
Zang Xuan smiled bitterly when he heard the words. When he wanted to say something, the previous duel on the 9th arena had been decided, and both of them left the arena. At the same time, the cold voice of the Crystallization Period deputy sounded,
"Next match, number thirty-one versus number thirty-two."
"Brother Liu, I will go first." Zang Xuan cupped his fist when he heard the words, and he immediately jumped onto the 9th arena in a few flashes.
He was No. 31.
His opponent was a short young man with a protruding mouth and monkey cheeks. He was only at the Condensation Period early stage.
As a result, after just a few seconds, the short young man was sent out of the arena by Zang Xuan with a few punches before he could understand what was going on.
Time passed little by little, and the matches were carried out in such an orderly manner.
Within each area, cheers and boos came one after another.
Those powerful characters who were favored by all parties would often cause the onlookers to exclaim as soon as they went on stage.
Among them, in the 3rd area where Zhou Tianrui was, there were bursts of exclamations at this moment. It turned out that Senior Fellow Apprentice Zhou actually defeated another Condensation Period later stage disciple with a simple move.
Soon after, in the 2nd area, a woman in black clothes with a scar on her face also seemed to cause a burst of exclamations. Just a moment later, the woman with a scar on her face easily knocked out another young man to the ground with a ghostly movement.
Liu Ming didn't care about this. He still calmly watched the battle on the arena while waiting quietly.
In this major competition, he had already made up his mind to at least get a place in the top 10 in this courtyard. Of course, if it was possible, it would be better to win the first place.
In this way, not only could he get a lot of resources, but if he was favored by a peak master in the Sect, he could also directly become an inner disciple, avoiding the trouble of entering the inner door through other ways.
Just when dusk came, it was finally Liu Ming's turn.
"Next game, No. 361 versus No. 362."
After Liu Ming said this on the 9th arena, he jumped lightly and landed lightly on the side of the arena.
The enchantment light curtain around him shrouded the entire arena.
On the opposite side, a handsome young man in a gray robe in his twenties saw Liu Ming coming on stage, and he cupped his hands and said,
"I'm Zhu Wutian of the Xiaoxiang Courtyard, please enlighten me, senior fellow apprentice."
"Piaohong Courtyard, Liu Ming." Liu Ming just said faintly. He scanned with Divine Thought, and the other party was only a disciple of the Condensation Period intermediate stage.
"What, you are Liu Ming!" Zhu Wutian was shocked when he heard this. His face was full of vigilance.
Liu Ming still stood in the same place with an unchanged expression.
At this time, the Crystallization Period deputy in the air said "start", and he flew out of the light curtain.
The young man in a gray robe flicked his sleeve solemnly, and a yellow short fork flew out. After circling in the air, it turned into ten meters in size.
Liu Ming looked faintly at the short fork in the young man's hand. It was an upper grade spiritual weapon with twenty-five enchantments, but he still stood with his hands behind his back. He didn't intend to make a move at all.
"Even though Brother Liu is renowned, aren't you looking down on me a little too much by acting like this?" Liu Ming's inaction made the young man in a gray robe a little annoyed. He couldn't help but frown and said in a deep voice.
As soon as he spoke, he launched a few symbols at the flying fork in the air, then he pointed in the air.
There was a thunderous sound, and the flying fork turned into a thick lightning that blasted at Liu Ming.
Liu Ming's eyes turned cold. He made a gesture, and black mist surged up from his body. After he raised his hand, the black mist condensed into a giant black palm that whizzed at the golden lightning arc.
"Chi chi" sounds could be heard as the giant black palm and the lightning arc were locked in a stalemate for a while.
Seeing this situation, Liu Ming seemed a little surprised. As his eyes turned fierce, he turned into a phantasm and disappeared.
At the same time, with a "boom", the lightning arc and the giant black palm burst apart in the air. Amidst the smoke, silver lightning bolts burst out.
At this moment, a ghostly figure appeared behind the man in a gray robe. He raised his hand and launched a giant black palm print at his back. It was silent without any warning.
The man in a gray robe had no time to react at all. The moment his protective aura was hit by the black palm print, it was broken. He flew out for a hundred meters away with a scream and fell outside the arena.
Because the short trident lost its connection with its master, it also fell onto the arena with a "bang".
From the moment the young man in a gray robe released the short fork to being knocked out of the arena by Liu Ming, it was only a matter of three seconds.
"Liu Ming of the Piaohong Courtyard wins." Seeing this, the Crystallization Period deputy in the air immediately announced loudly, but his eyes still couldn't help flashing a trace of Arthur.
"Thanks for letting me win."
After Liu Ming said softly, he jumped off the arena lightly.
Under the arena, another tall and thin man who seemed to be in the same courtyard as the young man in a gray robe had quickly stepped forward to help him up.
After a while, the young man in a gray robe disappeared from the crowd without saying a word with the help of the tall and thin man.
After another hour, the first day of the preliminary competition came to an end.
Liu Ming didn't stop. He made a gesture and blasted toward the cave house in a black cloud.
…
Early in the morning of the next day, thousands of people gathered on Yunyi Peak again.
But compared with the previous day, it was one third less.
After the first round of battles on the first day, nearly half of the people had been eliminated. Most of the people who came today had been eliminated yesterday, and they were just here to watch the battle.
After all, if they could see some high-level battles, it would also be of great help to improve their future cultivation and combat experience.
On the jade platform, there were only about ten people including the masters and deputy masters of the 8 courtyards. Compared with the first day, there were a few fewer people.
The elders and masters of each peak had a few more people than the first day.
Liu Ming came to the 9th arena early, found a secluded place, and continued to watch quietly.
He scanned with Divine Thought and found that after the first day of battles, most of the remaining disciples were at the Condensation Period later stage. Only a few of them were at the Condensation Period early stage.
In the battles that began soon after, the battles between the disciples at the Condensation Period later stage were obviously more exciting than the first day. The time spent in the battles was also much longer.
After half a day, it was finally Liu Ming's turn again.
"Next game, No. 362 versus No. 364." The deputy disciple announced blankly.
As soon as Liu Ming heard this, he immediately walked out of the crowd with a faint smile and jumped onto the arena.
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