"Sixty-one stones, indeed impressive!" Inside the yard, Ye Chen, Xu Jing, Zhu Mei, and Lou Hanshan were all there, surrounded by seven or eight core disciples who hadn't reached the Clasping Yuan Realm yet. They were here to watch the competition with the leaders of the school. When they heard the news, they immediately came to tell Ye Chen and the other two.
Zhu Mei shook her head and forced a smile, "Sixty-one stones is a result only Early Astral Reaching Realm warriors can achieve. I only got forty-eight stones, and Xu Jing got sixty stones. Ye Chen, what about you?"
Lou Hanshan answered for Ye Chen, "Ye Chen got sixty stones when he didn't use his sword, and the last stone he got was red, almost purple."
"Brother Ye is so powerful!" Hearing him, all the core disciples who came to watch the competition were shocked. Although Ye Chen was not as powerful as Sikong Sheng and the others, the Sky Cloud Martial School was a rank 9 institution, which was not as powerful as a rank 6 institution. For a genius like Ye Chen to appear, it was already a miracle, and it was even more exciting. What could be more exciting than breaking the rules? In fact, everyone had the ambition to challenge the authority.
"Sister Xu is also very powerful! She is only at the Early Clasping Yuan Realm, and she already got sixty stones. If she reaches the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm, how powerful would she be? "
All of a sudden, all the core disciples who came to watch the competition were extremely happy. The more powerful their brother and sister were, the more glorious they would feel when they walked out. Plus, they had also heard something about luck. The higher the rank, the more luck the individual and the martial institution would have. In the future, with the luck of their brother and sister and the martial institution, their training would be even smoother, and they might even be able to reach a realm that they couldn't even imagine.
Hearing everyone's words, Ye Chen thought to himself, 'This year's competition level is super high, and the popular candidates for the top ten have even reached the limit of Clasping Yuan Realm warriors. They are the top of the top. Fortunately, I have prepared a lot of ace attacks. Otherwise, I might not be able to make it.'
"Let's see who is the most powerful warrior below the Astral Reaching Realm!"
No matter if it was the Ye Chen from his previous life as a university student, or the Ye Chen now as a sword artist, he was still a young man with the desire to fight inside him. Right now, he felt like he had been ignited, and his spirit and qi kept on increasing, surpassing his previous level.
Inside a massive building in the center of the Hidden Dragon Ancient City, a lot of leaders from different martial institutions had gathered. The leaders of the top seven rank 6 martial institutions were the only seven Sea of Souls Realm warriors there.
"Everyone, the reason why I have gathered you here is about the judges. The competitions of the Hidden Dragon Rank are not simple, and using people from any martial institutions as the judges would not be enough to convince the crowd. Therefore, just like before, the judges will be chosen from the Astral Reaching Realm warriors who do not belong to any martial institutions. Do you have any objections?" The leader of the Floating Mountain Martial School stood in the middle of the seven people. His voice was not loud, but it had covered the entire building.
"I have no objections!"
"Me neither!"
"…"
No one objected.
The leader of the Sky Demon Sect took the lead and said, "The previous chief judge, Luo Jiacheng, was fair and impartial. He should be the chief judge this time."
"Senior Luo! He is indeed an impartial man, I agree. "
"That would be for the best."
Luo Jiacheng was an elder in his seventies. He chuckled as he walked out, holding his fists together as he said, "Thank you, everyone, for thinking so highly of me. Since leader Mo has recommended me, I will reluctantly accept it. Of course, don't worry, everyone. Even if it is a disciple of the Sky Demon Martial School, a loss is a loss. I will not be grateful just because leader Mo recommended me."
The leader chuckled. The competitions of the Hidden Dragon Rank were sacred and solemn. If someone tried to cover up for a disciple of the Sky Demon Martial School, he would be the first one to disagree. Otherwise, he would not have recommended him to be the chief judge.
There were one chief judge and twelve judges in the competitions of the Hidden Dragon Rank. Now that the chief judge had been selected, it was time to choose the twelve judges.
There were three requirements to be a judge: one must be fair, two must have a high cultivation, and three must have good eyesight.
The chief judge, Luo Jiacheng, had been a judge for many times, and he was a Late Astral Reaching Realm warrior himself. Adding his impartial attitude, it was quite expected for him to be the chief judge. Although the other judges did not need to be as powerful as Luo Jiacheng, they could not be too weak either. Otherwise, if they became a joke, no one would be able to look good, especially the leaders of the seven rank 6 martial institutions.
Under everyone's expectation, two long days had passed, and it was already the morning of the third day.
The sky had just begun to brighten, and the clamor had already swept through the entire Hidden Dragon Ancient City. Looking from the sky, one could observe that numerous torrents of people were converging towards the center of the ancient city. They were like numerous complicated black rivers that flowed endlessly.
Inside the yard, all of the people from the Sky Cloud Martial School were there.
"Today is still the elimination competition. Let's take it slow and steady. If you are confident, try not to expose your real power too early." Luo Xinglie reminded the three of them.
"Yes!"
Ye Chen and the other two nodded.
"Alright, let's not talk anymore. Let's go."
The same reminder was happening in the other martial institutions as well. Although there were only seventy-two people in each Hidden Dragon Rank competition, everyone wanted to go further. After all, in this kind of intense battle, the chance of making a breakthrough was very high. It was not like there had never been cases of people making a comeback before.
The central area of the ancient city was a vast flat land. Around the flat land were densely packed spectator stands, extending far into the distance. The whole place looked like an iron pot. The bottom of the pot was flat land, and the walls of the iron pot were the spectator stands. Sitting in the spectator stands, one could see the scene on the flat land by lowering their head.
"The competition is finally starting. Let's get a good spot first."
"Damn! These people are here way too early! They are even one step ahead of us! "
"Look over there! A lot of people are training. Perhaps they have been here since last night? What a miscalculation! Luckily, there are other good spots."
"Let's not waste any more time! Let's go! "
People flooded into the audience stands. All of the warriors looked like they had gone crazy. They flew everywhere, trying to get a spot near the center. Some of them had even started to fight, glaring at each other.
The good thing was that this was the Hidden Dragon Ancient City, so everyone was more reserved. They did not dare to make too big of a scene. Otherwise, if there were a lot of Clasping Yuan Realm warriors fighting, it would definitely be a disaster.
Under the first row of the audience stands, all of the young warriors who were qualified to participate in the competition stood together in groups of three to five. The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Zhu Mei glanced at the flat land, frowned and said, "This battling platform is too simple. There is only a flat land. How are we going to compete?"
Ye Chen said, "Don't worry, there should be something else."
The head disciple of the South Rudra Martial School, Qin Yulian, walked over with a smile on her face and said, "You don't mind if I stand with you guys, right?"
Ye Chen laughed, "Of course not. Last time in the Scorching Ancient Desert, it was the head master of your South Rudra Martial School who helped us out."
"We are all from the Windy Nation. We should help each other." Qin Yulian shook her head and said, "This year's competition is full of hidden dragons and tigers. It will not be easy to make a bloody path. The good thing is that I do not have a big goal. I just want to beat one opponent after another and push myself to the limit."
Xu Jing said all of a sudden, "The terrain has changed!"
The few of them raised their heads and looked over, only to see that the vast flat ground had been torn apart and stored away. After that, twelve square-shaped battle stages rose up from the ground, all of them symmetrical to each other. At the opposite corners of the battle stages, there was a hollowed-out stone pillar. The stone pillars emitted rays of light, and in the end, they formed four ink-blue light screens that were as thick as a fist, resembling ink-blue crystals, protecting the battle stages within.
Awooo!
A dragon roar came out from the deep abyss between the platforms. It was so loud that it startled a lot of the warriors in the audience seats.
"I don't think there was any dragon roar last year. Strange!" Some of the warriors were surprised.
"I think this year's young warriors have too much blood and Qi, which triggered some kind of mystery, which made the dragon fountain Qi even more obvious."
"You are right. But luck is too mysterious. I wonder if it is real or not."
"I would rather believe it than not. The Hidden Dragon Ancient Place and the Hidden Dragon Ancient City are very mysterious."
After a while, the audience seats were filled with people. Then, all of the powerful warriors from different martial institutions sat in the first row. The thirteen judges split up. The head judge sat right in front of them while the rest of them kept an equal distance from each other. They were all observing the battling platforms down there so that they could make a decision at any time.
As usual, the head judge would explain the rules of the competition.
The rules of the competition were very simple. Besides the low rank attacking great weapons, no other great weapons were allowed to be used. No pellets or destructive weapons like the Silver Light Thunderbolt Bomb was allowed. Anyone who broke the rules would either lose the competition or lose the right to participate and be kicked out of the arena. Besides, the seven hundred contestants would be divided into twelve groups to compete for points. There would be ten rounds of competition, and only twelve people from each group would be able to make it to the next stage of the competition. Once they made it to the next stage, they would be able to join any two groups and continue with the second stage of the competition. Twelve people from each group would also make it to the next stage of the competition.
It sounded very easy, but it was not easy for the young generation of contestants. There were ten rounds in the first stage of the competition, and ten rounds in the second stage as well. It would be twenty rounds in total. Twenty rounds of battles would definitely be extremely tough. If one did not have a strong mentality, he or she would definitely break down under the pressure of the competition and lose the upper hand.
Therefore, the competitions of the Hidden Dragon Rank would not only test one's power, but also one's mentality. Of course, there would also be an element of intelligence, since no one else would be able to win twenty rounds in a row except for the top ten. For most of the people, it was worth considering when to fight and when to give up. They would not be able to act recklessly.
"Everyone, please take a look at the jade tags that you got from the challenge stage. There is your group number on it." The head judge Luo Jiacheng activated his zhen Qi and said loudly.
Hearing him, all of the young warriors took out their jade tags from their storage rings.
"Group three." Ye Chen looked at the jade tags and said.
"I am group five."
"I am group six."
"Group ten."
Xu Jing and the other two announced their groups.
The four of them separated and went to the judges of their groups to fill in their personal information and get their individual numbers. Then, it would be the group elimination competition.
"He is also in this group." After getting his number, Yuanheng Ying noticed Ye Chen, who was standing nearby. He was both surprised and nervous. He was surprised because he had the chance to beat Ye Chen right away, but he was nervous because he did not have much confidence. The two conflicting emotions made him clench his fists tightly.
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