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"We should split the top ten from the previous tournament and assign them to different groups. That way, we can prevent them from fighting each other and getting eliminated."
"I suggest we assign the remaining students as follows …"
"Based on their performance in the three stages, this student's swordsmanship is pretty good. He'll be assigned to this group."
"I think this student called Lei Hao's swordsmanship is pretty good. He's probably in the top 100 of our academy. He'll be assigned to this group."
"This student called Chu Mu's swordsmanship isn't bad either. He has a good chance of getting into the top 100."
"This Chu Mu passed the three stages with ease. I think he'll be able to get into the top 100 of our academy. He might even be able to get into the top 10."
"And this Zhang Xian …"
… …
"What a terrifying elimination rate."
When the crowd found out the number of people who had passed the three stages, they couldn't help but be shocked.
Astral-9 had more than seven thousand students who had passed the three stages, but only a little over a thousand had passed. Taking everything into account, there were exactly one thousand and six hundred students.
In other words, the elimination rate was as high as seventy to eighty percent, and only a little over twenty percent had passed.
After breaking through the seal on the third stage of the three stages of swordsmanship, there was also a huge open space. However, there were ten arenas in the open space, each of which was five meters wide and five meters long.
The arenas were divided into two rows with five arenas in each row. Each arena was about five meters apart, and the arenas were fixed within a certain range.
When Chu Mu broke through the restriction and entered, there were already over a thousand people gathered around the ten stages. They were all students that had passed the three stages of the sword technique.
An old man with a sword on his back stood on each arena. The old man's eyes were closed as he rested, and he didn't move at all. He looked like a statue, but the aura he exuded was enough to shock anyone who looked at him.
In addition, there were two wooden racks next to each arena. Many unsharpened swords hung from the racks, and they were all different in size, shape, and weight.
The students who had failed the three stages had been eliminated, and they had entered as spectators. They stood at least fifty meters away from the arenas and circled around them.
As the preliminary round of the King of Swordsmanship Tournament, there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
Next, it was time to split them into groups.
There were exactly 1,600 students who had passed the three tests. It was not an easy task to select 100 from these 1,600 students to participate in the finals of the Sword Art Is the King Competition.
Therefore, according to past practice, these 1,600 people were divided into ten groups, and each group had exactly 160 people, which corresponded to the ten Sword Battle Arenas.
Everyone was surprised to find that Zhuge Ming and Han Ruoxue, who had been ranked in the top ten in the academy last year, had coincidentally been separated and assigned to different groups.
Furthermore, the final 100 places for the finals had been split up. After an average calculation, each group had 10 places.
"Are you stupid? This must be a deliberate allocation. Otherwise, if two of them are in the same group, they might encounter each other. At that time, one of them might be eliminated and unable to participate in the finals. How unfair would that be?"
Suddenly, someone revealed a look of realization.
"Let me tell you, rookies. The allocation of the ten groups is actually very fair. When splitting the groups, the academy's elders and the others will allocate them according to the individual's performance in the three stages of swordsmanship. They will try their best to avoid any unexpected situations and ensure that the members of each group have an average level of swordsmanship."
Chu Mu also understood. With such an allocation, there would be no possibility of a group having many students with high attainments in swordsmanship, and a group having students with low attainments in swordsmanship.
Otherwise, it was very likely that the final 10 places in one group would be generally strong, while the other group's ten places would be average. They might not even be able to compare to the students who had been eliminated in the stronger group, and that would be a joke.
The final allocation result was that Liang Haishan was assigned to the seventh group, and Chu Mu was assigned to the tenth group.
Very coincidentally, the one who was assigned to the tenth group was the tenth place, Zhong Liyang.
It had to be said that after Zhong Liyang broke the seal and passed the third stage, he looked around. However, because there were too many people, he did not see Chu Mu. In addition to his previous thoughts, he subconsciously felt that when he passed the third stage, Chu Mu was very likely still in the second stage, or had just passed the second stage.
Therefore, when he saw Chu Mu later, Zhong Liyang only took a few more glances at him with a hint of contempt in his eyes. He did not pay too much attention to him. If he knew the truth, it was unknown if he would still have such an attitude.
The academy's preliminary round was just a necessary formality, so there was no need to pay attention to ostentation. Once the groups were completed, the swordsmanship competition began under the watchful eyes of the other students.
The ten elders in the arena were the referees of the ten groups, corresponding to the ten arenas. They all had a list of their group members in their hands.
Because the ten arenas were fixed in a circle, the spectating students could easily see the competition on the arenas.
"The first match of the first round, He Qiu against Hong Lie," the first group's referee announced loudly.
"The first match of the first round …"
The referees of each group began to announce the names of the participants in the first match of the first round.
"The first match of the first round, Lei Hao against Zhang Huanglong," the tenth group's referee announced.
Suddenly, two figures each grabbed an unsharpened sword from the wooden rack and jumped onto the arena. Their expressions changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
"Zhang Huanglong was ranked seventy-fifth in the academy last year, and ranked seven hundred and sixty-eighth overall. After three years of cultivation, his swordsmanship must be more profound than it was three years ago."
"This Lei Hao entered the Inner House two years ago, and this is his first time participating in the King of Swordsmanship Tournament. However, I saw that he passed the three stages without much difficulty. Perhaps he can fight Zhang Huanglong. Of course, the final winner will be Zhang Huanglong."
As the crowd discussed in low voices, the battle between Lei Hao and Zhang Huanglong began.
A battle of pure swordsmanship did not look that flashy, but each strike was an interpretation of one's strength.
Lei Hao's figure was vigorous, his speed was fast, and his reflexes were agile. He gave off the feeling of a cheetah. His Basic Sword Arts also had its own unique style. Every sword strike had a powerful explosive force and extraordinary speed. He took the direct and concise route.
Zhang Huanglong's style was different. He gave people the impression that his speed and strength were not as good as Lei Hao's, but he seemed to be able to block Lei Hao's sword and counterattack.
Chu Mu stared at Zhang Huanglong's sword and found that Zhang Huanglong's sword would twist slightly when blocking Lei Hao's sword. He used a strange method to remove the huge force from Lei Hao's sword and used it to assist his own counterattack.
Zhang Huanglong's swordsmanship made Chu Mu's eyes light up slightly, and he paid more attention. This was the first time he saw a unique swordsmanship technique in the Ancient Sword Continent that was similar to Earth's swordsmanship world.
Unknowingly, Chu Mu fell into deep thought.
Although the Ancient Sword Continent's basic swordsmanship began to be valued after the Qi Transformation Realm, its overall development was still not as good as Earth's, which specialized in basic swordsmanship.
Chu Mu knew very well that although it was the same basic swordsmanship on Earth, after a long period of development and refinement, it eventually developed into many schools. After a swordsman's swordsmanship cultivation reached a certain level, they would be able to cultivate the unique swordsmanship techniques of their school, and then master them to achieve the goal of increasing the power of their swordsmanship.
For example, the swordsmanship master who took Chu Mu as his disciple was called the Zhen Tian School.
According to Chu Mu's master, the Zhen Tian School used to be a very powerful school in the swordsmanship world a thousand years ago, known as one of the three major schools. There were many swordsmanship masters, and many swordsmanship grandmasters. It was rumored that there were even existences that surpassed swordsmanship grandmasters.
However, it suddenly declined in a short period of time. All the masters disappeared, and only a few were left. The essence of the Zhen Tian School was also lost, and only a small part of the swordsmanship techniques remained.
It was not until a thousand years later that Chu Mu and his master were the only two people left in the Zhen Tian School. Chu Mu usually used the high-speed vibration of the sword, which was the swordsmanship technique of the Zhen Tian School.
Chu Mu's master had been working hard to deduce and restore the latter essence, and then carry forward the Zhen Tian School and recreate the glory of a thousand years ago. Unfortunately, there was no progress.
At that time, Chu Mu also had a dream. However, his dream was not to develop the Zhen Tian School and recreate the glory of a thousand years ago, but to deduce and restore the essence of the Zhen Tian School. However, after a period of time, he realized that it was impossible. His realm was too low.
Since then, he temporarily put aside the deduction of the Zhen Tian School and focused on improving his swordsmanship level and realm. He hoped that one day, when his realm was high enough, he would deduce and restore the essence of the Zhen Tian School.
However, after transmigrating to the Ancient Sword Continent and entering the world of swordsmen, Chu Mu's will also soared infinitely.
The dreams of the past were temporarily sealed in the corner of his heart, untouched.
Until today, when he suddenly saw Zhang Huanglong use a unique swordsmanship technique. Although it was not very mature, it gave Chu Mu a strong feeling.
This feeling suddenly awakened the memories and dreams sealed in Chu Mu's heart.
"According to master, the essence of the Zhen Tian School is very powerful. After mastering it and combining it with the external sword qi of a Grandmaster, one sword strike can break a mountain and shatter it."
"Now, I am already at the Initial Grandmaster Realm. In terms of swordsmanship, I have already surpassed master. I have to pick up this dream again and deduce and restore the essence of the Zhen Tian School. Even if I can't deduce and restore it, I will open up the essence of the Zhen Tian School and recreate the Zhen Tian School completely. "
"The Swordsmanship Is King Competition is the starting point of my dream. With my current realm, it is undoubtedly very difficult to deduce the essence of the Zhen Tian School. However, if I can see more swordsmanship techniques and extract the essence for my own use, I believe that one day, I will definitely be able to do it."
Chu Mu's gaze became extremely firm. He clenched his fists and said to himself. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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