The yellow-robed middle-aged man glanced at the dragon-shaped jade pendant at Xiao Chen's waist. He smiled faintly and said, "I am the organizer of the Five Nation Youth Competition. What is your name? Do you have a sect?"
So, he is the organizer of the Five Nation Youth Competition. No wonder he has such a high cultivation. Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I am Xiao Chen from the Great Qin Nation's Heavenly Saber Pavilion."
The yellow-robed middle-aged man thought for a while before saying, "Come with me. I will bring you to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's residence. The arena battles will start in three days. You can rest there for the next few days. If you have nothing to do, you can walk around the city."
The two of them moved very fast. They leaped over many tall buildings. In a few breaths of time, they arrived at an independent courtyard.
There were only a few small rooms in the courtyard. It looked very simple. Although it was simple, it could be described as crude.
The yellow-robed middle-aged man explained, "The style of the courtyard is based on the strength of the sect and the performance of the sect disciples in the Five Nation Youth Competition. If there are no objections, I will take my leave first."
Xiao Chen expressed his understanding. In the entire continent, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not considered a big sect. In the past, they did not have any outstanding disciples.
However, in this Five Nation Youth Competition, he, Xiao Chen, would definitely change this situation. He would not let the descendants of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion live in such a wretched place.
Being the first to qualify for the next round had a lot to do with Xiao Chen's choice. People with his strength would have all gone to fight for the seeded spot.
The inheritors of the ten great sects, the heirs of the eight Noble Clans, and the top sects of the four nations surrounded the ten tallest dragon pillars.
The Heavenly Sword Gate's Ding Fengchou, the Beast Taming Abode's Zuo Mo, the Myriad Fiend Palace's Mu Xinya, Chu Mu, and the Thousand Sword Pavilion's Xia Xiyan were all carefully testing the waters.
It was impossible for them to fight to the death with each other in advance. They could only test each other out. Hence, they were even more cautious. They could not decide who would stand on top in a short period of time.
The arena battles had two elimination rounds. Each round required twenty matches, eliminating a hundred people. Only after the two elimination rounds could one qualify for the finals.
The seeded spot did not need to participate in the first elimination round and could directly enter the second round. This was equivalent to having twenty fewer matches. Naturally, such an advantage made people jealous.
The top seeded contestant had even more benefits. He could skip two elimination rounds and directly enter the finals.
Apart from that, the seeded player was also a fight for reputation. Simply put, it was a fight for face.
Xiao Chen had his own ideas. In his opinion, as long as he handled it well, he wouldn't have to reveal his true strength in the first 20 battles.
Moreover, seeded players were more likely to be in the eye of the storm and become the target of others' research.
Keeping a low profile would always bring unexpected benefits. The one who had the last laugh would be the real winner.
Xiao Chen did not rush into his room to rest. Instead, he leaped onto the roof and sat down to watch the fight for the first seed.
Sima Lingxuan was the most outstanding genius of the Sima Clan in the past few thousand years. He was the undisputed champion of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. Xiao Chen was also very curious about what kind of person he was.
Surrounded by the eight beams of golden light, Sima Lingxuan arrived before the tallest and largest dragon pillar without any fear. His gaze was fiery and strong self-confidence filled his eyes.
It was like the tallest dragon pillar already belonged to him. Aside from him, no one else could stand on it. The first seed was him, Sima Lingxuan.
This kind of strong self-confidence, coupled with his own strength, made his aura seem extremely terrifying.
Regular cultivators would automatically feel inferior with just one glance. If they fought with him, they would lose before they even started.
Xiao Chen muttered, "What strong self-confidence! This is an unshakable confidence in his own strength. This confidence makes him stronger, and his strength makes him even more confident. With the two complementing each other, it forms a unique aura."
Sima Lingxuan was indeed not simple. However, once his self-confidence suffered a blow, he would fall to rock bottom. It would be hard for him to climb back up.
This was the principle of being too firm and easy to break. One could be confident, but one could not be blindly confident.
Of the three thousand great realms, the Tianwu Continent and the Sky Dome Realm were just ordinary great realms. The other great realms definitely had stronger geniuses.
While one was confident, one had to remember to keep a low profile. Only when one truly stood at the peak could one look down on others.
This was Xiao Chen's point of view. It was also the way he conducted himself. Hence, he did not fight for the first seed title; there was no need for it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen exclaimed softly. He smiled faintly and said, "Someone wants to fight with Sima Lingxuan for the first seed. Now, we can see how strong you are."
High in the sky, Sima Lingxuan looked at Bai Qi, who was opposite the dragon pillar. He smiled gently and said, "Bai Qi, do you want to taste defeat now? The arena battles have not started yet. If your mental state is not stable, it will affect your strength. "
Feeling the absolute confidence in Sima Lingxuan's words, Bai Qi said calmly, "If I retreat without a fight, my mental state will truly suffer a blow. If I can relax, so what if I lose?"
In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, Bai Qi was the undisputed second rank. He was also a rare genius of the Bai Noble Clan.
"Look, Bai Qi and Sima Lingxuan are fighting. He lost miserably three years ago. I wonder if Bai Qi can turn the tables?"
"I heard that Bai Qi practiced the Bai Clan's most difficult Four Season Saber Technique to Great Perfection. Now, his strength has increased explosively."
"I heard that the Bai Clan's ancestor obtained the Four Season Saber Technique from a nameless ancient grave. After he found it, no one could understand it. It was only after the Bai Clan's genius, Bai Shuihe, comprehended it that he pointed out a path for the later generations. "
"That is indeed the case. The Four Season Saber Technique is incredibly strong. It can be said to be the strongest Martial Technique under Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. Even though Bai Shuihe pointed out a path, no one has ever heard of anyone being able to understand Bai Shuihe's meaning before the age of thirty. "
"Who knows, Bai Qi might really be able to use this Four Season Saber Technique to wash away his humiliation."
The tens of thousands of cultivators in the ring-shaped mountain range immediately felt excited. After three years, this scene reappeared. These two were undoubtedly going to fight a fierce battle. If they really fought, it would be very exciting.
Sima Lingxuan looked at Bai Qi and smiled. "It is said that the saber intent of a bladesman is stronger than the sword intent of a swordsman before advancing to Martial Sage. Bai Qi, I will not take advantage of the difference in our cultivations. If your saber intent can defeat my sword intent, I will let you have the first seed. "
The moment Sima Lingxuan said this, everyone was dumbfounded. Saber intent was very difficult to form, at least ten times harder than sword intent.
However, once saber intent was formed, its might would definitely be stronger than sword intent of the same level. As long as one advanced to Martial Sage, one's sword intent and saber intent would have their own souls.
Bai Qi's black pupils constricted slightly. He asked, "Are you serious?"
A strong self-confidence flickered on Sima Lingxuan's handsome face. He laughed loudly and said, "Of course, I am serious. Since I want to defeat you, I will make you accept your defeat wholeheartedly. I will defeat you in what you are most proud of. Otherwise, what would be the point?"
"Arrogant!"
Bai Qi was truly enraged. Although he was not as strong as Sima Lingxuan, he did not feel that they were far apart.
However, Sima Lingxuan was overbearing. Since ancient times, there had been a conclusion about saber intent and sword intent. Saber intent was hard to form and practice. However, its might was definitely stronger than sword intent.
However, Sima Lingxuan was so arrogant today. He only used sword intent to compete with saber intent. He truly did not care about Bai Qi at all.
Xiao Chen, who was on the roof of Dragon Sealing City, felt it was strange as well. The strength of saber intent was a publicly acknowledged fact.
Back then, when the Bloody Bladesman Sun Guangquan advanced to Martial Monarch, he was able to beat up a Small Perfection Inferior Grade Martial Monarch Northern Sea Alliance elder to the point where he could not retaliate.
This was because of saber intent. Small Perfection saber intent could increase a cultivator's offensive power by thirty percent. When one advanced to Martial Monarch, the base number increased. The thirty percent increase became even more horrifying.
Saber intent was sufficient for a bladesman to have the ability to challenge those of higher cultivation realms.
Xiao Chen was a bladesman himself. He had a deep understanding of this. He muttered to himself, "Is this fellow really arrogant, or does he really have an unrivaled strength?"
Bai Qi drew his saber in rage. A surging saber intent immediately surged out, and the long saber blade hummed endlessly. Combined with Bai Qi's strong strength, when the saber intent spread out, the sabers of all the bladesmen in the ring-shaped mountain range trembled slightly.
A pure saber intent shot out from the tip of the saber, turning into a sharp, formless shockwave as it shot towards Sima Lingxuan.
The sharp, formless shockwave represented Bai Qi's rage, his pride, and many other things.
With hatred in his heart, there was no point in saying anything.
I'll let this strong saber intent settle everything, prove that I, Bai Qi, am not as weak as Sima Lingxuan made me out to be!
Above the ring-shaped mountain range, the many cultivators could feel the strength of the saber intent in the distance. They all praised it in soft voices.
The bladesmen among the cultivators felt it the most. When they looked at this saber, their hearts filled with respect and anticipation.
The world came with the sword before the saber. Although the strength of a bladesman or swordsman depended on the individual's performance, due to historical reasons, the status of a bladesman was always lower than that of a swordsman.
This could be seen from the number of bladesmen and swordsmen on the continent.
Furthermore, a truly unrivaled bladesman had not appeared for many years already. Most of the experts in the world cultivated the sword.
The famous Thunder King from a thousand years ago also cultivated the sword. Now, the strongest genius, Sima Lingxuan, also cultivated the sword.
The saber had been silent for too long. Now, the Great Jin Nation's Bai Qi could be considered the most famous bladesman of the younger generation.
When Bai Qi swung his saber at Sima Lingxuan, he carried the hopes of these bladesmen. They hoped that a true bladesman would become unrivaled in the world again.
Xiao Chen, who was on the roof, nodded and said softly, "Based on the range of the saber intent, it should have reached Small Perfection. Let's see how Sima Lingxuan deals with this."
Sima Lingxuan's handsome face did not show much surprise. He smiled and said, "You just touched the threshold of saber intent a year ago. In such a short time, you have already reached Small Perfection. Not bad.
"Unfortunately, your opponent is me, Sima Lingxuan!"
A strong self-confidence spread out from Sima Lingxuan's body. That self-confidence seemed to condense into an aura.
The wind in the air could not withstand this aura. It flowed wildly, kicking up a strong wind. This caused Sima Lingxuan's clothes and hair to flutter continuously.
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