The first stage of the competition had officially ended. There were four people who had gotten full marks in the third group, Ye Chen, Gao Feng, and two other famous young warriors from the last Hidden Dragon Rank. The four of them had not run into each other in the past ten rounds of competition, or else there would be one or two less people with full marks.
The other groups had almost the same number of people with full marks as the third group. The group with the highest number of full marks only had eight people. After all, sometimes when two powerful warriors were fighting, one of them would definitely lose. It was not like the group with the most powerful warriors would have more people with full marks, it was a completely different concept.
Unfortunately, except for Ye Chen, Xu Jing and Lynch, the other four people from the Windy Nation had all been eliminated. Qin Yulian's competition was a bit unfair. The Sky Holy Water Spell from the Rudra Martial School was at least a mid-rank Earth Realm martial art, but the lack of Zhen Qi was its biggest weakness. She had the upper hand in the beginning, but after hundreds of rounds, Qin Yulian still lost, because her Zhen Qi was not as dense as her opponent's.
The leader of the Rudra Martial School, Long Biyi, smiled lightly. She did not seem to care much about it. She mumbled to herself, "It's time to teach her the real martial art." The reason why she did not teach her martial arts before was because the Hidden Dragon Rank competition was just around the corner, and it would be hard to improve her power in a short period of time. If she was too impatient, it would actually lower her power. Martial arts were different from martial arts. Martial arts were the foundation, and could not be changed easily.
"Leader, it seems like using the Small Blue Dragon Tag to help the Sky Cloud Martial School was a wise move. This brat is not simple." The head master of the Rudra Martial School, the mature lady, smiled.
Long Biyi nodded, "As long as he can get into the top ten, he will be qualified to be noticed by my great grandpa. I will tell him when the time is right. I believe he will be interested."
"Telling the leader after getting into the top ten? Isn't it too early?"
"No, I think it's too late. Didn't you notice the time of his rise? He has only used three years to get to where he is now. This is not something that normal people can do. "
"That's true, I almost forgot."
The two were talking through their Zhen Qi, so people around them could not hear what they were talking about.
In the Sky Cloud Martial School's formation, the Fourth Elder said happily, "Ye Chen and Xu Jing have both advanced. Below the rank 7 martial schools, the Sky Cloud Martial School is definitely one of the best."
The Great Elder smiled. "Don't be too happy yet. The second stage of the elimination competition is about to begin. That will be the most brutal competition. Half of the twenty-four people will be eliminated."
"Wait and see! I can't wait anymore. "Luo Xinglie was so excited.
Luo Hanshan, who was standing aside, let out a bitter smile. He was happy for Ye Chen and Xu Jing, but at the same time, he was also very envious of them. If only he could join the match, even one match would be worth it.
After resting for about an hour, the second stage of the knockout stage began.
According to the rules of the competition, any two groups would be combined into one group, which would be the twelfth group. However, the number of the group would not be three or twelve, but seven, because these two groups would be the seventh group to be combined.
Different from the previous groups, each group now had twenty-four people. Out of the twenty-four people, only twelve of them would make it to the next stage, while the other twelve would be eliminated. As for the twelve people who made it to the next stage, no matter what their results in the ranking competitions were, they would all be the top warriors in this year's Hidden Dragon Rank.
Twenty-four people fighting for twelve places. It seemed like there was only a fifty percent chance, but for the contestants, it was extremely cruel.
Being able to stand out from all the groups was already a symbol of glory and power. Without exaggerating, they would be the elites among the young warriors of the South Rudra Region. However, in the second stage of the knockout competition, half of the elite warriors would be eliminated. The pressure would be huge, more than two times more than what they had experienced before.
There were quite a lot of powerful warriors in the seventh group. Not to mention Ye Chen, Gao Feng, Teng Mo, and the two famous young warriors from the last Hidden Dragon Rank, the twelfth group would not be less powerful than the third group. They might even have more powerful warriors than the third group. For example, the head disciple of the Ice Extreme Martial School, who was ranked seventh in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, Wu Liangyu, who was ranked twenty-fifth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, Tang Xiaoshan, who was ranked fourth in the top ten new stars, and Ge Tingfang, who was ranked tenth in the top ten new stars.
"The first battle, Teng Mo against Ge Tingfang."
The first battle of the first round had begun. Both of the contestants were not unknown warriors, they were all powerful warriors from their groups. In the third group, Teng Mo had only lost to Gao Feng, and was ranked fifth in terms of points. Ge Tingfang, who was ranked tenth in the top ten new stars, had only lost one battle as well, which was against Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank.
Teng Mo did not dare to underestimate Ge Tingfang. Ever since he had lost to the unknown Gao Feng, he did not dare to underestimate any of the young warriors anymore.
Shoo!
Taking out his thin sword, Teng Mo did not attack right away. Instead, he stared at Ge Tingfang.
Ge Tingfang's weapons were two light red short blades. They were two feet and eight inches long, and the back of the blades was curved like a snake. The edges of the blades shone with a cold light, drawing out beams of light under the sunlight.
"Please teach me!"
Stomping on the ground, Ge Tingfang attacked first. Her whole body seemed to have become weightless as she traveled dozens of meters and appeared in front of Teng Mo within a second.
Dang Dang Dang Dang …
The sound of the dagger colliding with the thin sword was endless. Blazing sparks flew in all directions. It was exceptionally gorgeous and ostentatious, filled with the beauty of violence.
"Wild Goose Attack!"
Ge Tingfang yelled with a low voice. The two short blades were thrown out at an unimaginable speed, attacking towards Teng Mo, who was trying his best to defend.
Chin!
Countless sparks flew out, turning into two beautiful light bands that looked like the wings of wild geese. This was the horrifying power of the Wild Goose Attack. Even the direction of the sparks would be affected.
Teng Mo kept backing out, it seemed like he could not stop Ge Tingfang's attack at all.
"Teng Mo is going to lose." Although Zhu Mei and Qin Yulian had lost the right to participate in the second stage of the knockout competition, since they had participated in the first stage of the knockout competition, Zhu Mei and Qin Yulian could still watch from below the stage. They did not need to return to the audience seating.
Ye Chen shook his head, "Within ten attacks, Ge Tingfang is going to lose."
"What do you mean?"
Zhu Mei and Qin Yulian looked at Ye Chen curiously.
Ye Chen said, "The first round of attack, the second round of attack, the third round of attack. This is the unchanging truth. Ge Tingfang's attacks seemed to be very aggressive, but she had used too much power. She did not save any power. She might be able to win against a weaker contestant, but Teng Mo's power is not weaker than Ge Tingfang's, and he is even more experienced than her. It would be impossible for her to win with one attack. Once she loses her momentum, it will be Teng Mo's time to fight back. At that time, it would be almost impossible for her to win."
Zhu Mei asked, "Is it not a good thing to attack too aggressively?"
"Not necessarily. What I mean is that Ge Tingfang's battle experience is a bit lacking. When facing an opponent at the same level, she should never let her opponent control the rhythm. Right now, the situation seems to be in Ge Tingfang's favor, but the rhythm is already in Teng Mo's hands. If I were her, I would change my fighting style before my momentum is exhausted, and I would disrupt the rhythm. That way, I would have a higher chance of winning. After all, she already had the upper hand."
As soon as Ye Chen finished talking, the situation on the stage changed.
Ge Tingfang, who had the upper hand since the beginning, was forced to step back. Just as Ye Chen had expected, the momentum could not keep rising without falling. When it reached a certain level, Ge Tingfang's momentum and blade finally started to fall back. Right at that moment, Teng Mo found a small flaw and launched a fierce counterattack. His thin sword, which was only as thick as two fingers, was like the autumn wind, like the flowing water. It was aimed at Ge Tingfang's weakness, completely disrupting her rhythm and mind.
Ge Tingfang was in a hurry, and she had lost all of her previous elegance. Right now, she just wanted to win.
Unfortunately, Teng Mo would not let her do that. His thin sword maintained a stable rhythm, continuously stabbing out. In this way, he did not have the weakness of having too much momentum, and he could always suppress Ge Tingfang, who did not have enough time to adjust herself.
Dang!
With a horizontal slash, the short blade in Ge Tingfang's right hand flew out.
"I lost!"
Ge Tingfang stopped moving and said with a bitter smile.
Teng Mo was shocked. This time, he had won by luck. In the situation where they were at the same power level, the battle experience had decided the result. If they were to compete again, he would not have any confidence to win. Luckily, he had won, and he would not have to worry about running into her in the next nine rounds.
Both of them left the stage, and the second battle of the first round began.
"Just like what you said. Ye Chen, it is such a waste that you did not become a martial skill master." Zhu Mei's face was full of admiration. There were masters in the Sky Cloud Martial School who taught them martial skills. Besides teaching them martial skills, they would also teach them battling experiences. However, those experiences were obviously not as advanced as Ye Chen's, because Ye Chen was always able to get to the point and come up with countermeasures.
Ye Chen smiled. Some of the powerful warriors would teach their disciples, and some would not. Although his eyes and experience were very advanced, he might not be able to teach his disciple well. Teaching a disciple was not about holding his hand, but about letting his disciple learn by himself. In Ye Chen's world, there was a saying, "The master leads the way, but the training depends on the disciple himself".
Of course, in a short period of time, Ye Chen could indeed teach someone a great battling experience. But in the long run, he would not be so sure anymore. After all, there was nothing that could be more practical than learning by oneself. Other people's knowledge would always be separated by a layer, and it would not be easy to break it.
The battles of the seventh group were not too fast or too slow. In the next few battles, Bing Ling, Gu Qing, Tang Xiaoshan and a couple of other powerful young warriors had all won their battles.
Bing Ling was indeed the head disciple of the Ice Extreme Martial School, ranked seventh in the last Hidden Dragon Rank. Her opponent had not even attacked before he was blown away by a punch.
Gu Qing, as a warrior ranked tenth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, was also extremely powerful. He had blown away his opponent within a second.
As for Tang Xiaoshan, besides Ye Chen, who was a hidden rank 9 martial institution martial genius, he was without a doubt the brightest one among all the new stars. He was only second to Tuo Baku, and even Qian Yun and Gu Youyun, who were ranked above him, could not compete with him. The martial institution he came from was only a normal rank 7 martial institution in the Ice Crystal Empire, which was not as powerful as the older rank 7 martial institutions, not to mention the top rank 7 martial institutions. But somehow, he had appeared, a martial genius who was thought to be one of the most powerful martial institutions. He had the chance to compete for the top ten, and even if he did not make it, he would still be able to make it to the top twenty.
Without any effort, Tang Xiaoshan had won the battle. His powerful power had even made Gu Qing, who was ranked tenth in the last Hidden Dragon Rank, frown.
"The eighth battle of the first round, Ye Chen against Gao Feng!"
After a couple of powerful warriors had appeared, it was Ye Chen's turn. His opponent was the popular warrior from the third group, Gao Feng. Even Teng Mo was not his opponent.
Tang Xiaoshan was very confident in his observation. He said to the few people next to him, "Gao Feng is still not quite there yet. He has about thirty percent chance of winning. But if Ye Chen wants to win against him, it would not be that easy."
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