After a few times, when Linlong's name was called, the faces of the people from the Stone Courtyard darkened when they heard who his opponent was. Linlong's opponent was Gu Ze.
"It can't be. Junior Brother Lin is so pitiful, yet he's facing Gu Ze."
"Given Junior Brother Lin's strength, he's no match for Gu Ze."
"However, this isn't the end of the world. After all, there's still the loser's bracket, right? If he meets a weaker opponent in the loser's bracket, Junior Brother Lin might have a chance to enter the final twenty. "
"Yes, that's right. There's still the loser's bracket. I think Junior Brother Lin should strategically give up on fighting Gu Ze and conserve his strength to fight his opponent in the loser's bracket!"
In an instant, the people from the Stone Courtyard started discussing. They all felt that it was better for Linlong to strategically give up and conserve his strength to fight his opponent in the loser's bracket.
Those who were on good terms with Linlong, such as Mo Rong, came over to suggest this.
It wasn't just Mo Rong. Su Fei, who was beside Linlong, also comforted him. "Junior Brother Lin, I didn't expect your opponent to be Gu Ze. Given Gu Ze's strength, it'll be difficult for you to defeat him. However, don't worry, there's still the loser's bracket. So … my opinion is the same as Mo Rong and the rest. I suggest that you don't fight Gu Ze recklessly and conserve your strength to fight the loser's bracket."
With that, Su Fei looked at Linlong cautiously.
"Senior Sister, don't worry. I'll consider the situation." Linlong nodded.
With his current strength, he naturally wasn't afraid of Gu Ze. However, he felt that he should keep a low profile. Of course, he would have to act according to the situation.
Seeing Linlong's attitude, Su Fei and the rest nodded in relief.
Soon, the lots were drawn. The fifty people fought in pairs.
"Alright, now everyone rest for a quarter of an hour. After that, the next round of the competition will officially begin." An elder's voice resounded throughout the entire martial arts field.
Fifteen minutes was not a short time. The fifty people participating in the competition naturally took the opportunity to rest.
After all, the next round could very well decide their fate for the year, and even the future.
While everyone was resting, Elder Yin left his camp with a smile on his face and walked to the other side.
The reason why he was in such a good mood was because he had a good relationship with Gu Ze's master and Gu Ze. He believed that as long as he offered some benefits, Gu Ze would definitely help him teach Linlong a lesson.
Seeing that Elder Yin had come to visit at this time, Gu Ze's master couldn't help asking, "Elder Yin, what's the matter?"
"Elder Qin, I believe you also know about my disciple Cao Cheng's disappearance, right?" Elder Yin said.
The Elder Qin he mentioned was naturally Gu Ze's master.
"I know that." Elder Qin nodded. He had such a good relationship with Elder Yin, so he naturally knew about such things.
Of course, even if they did not have a good relationship, they would still know, because Cao Cheng was not a nobody in the evil cult's headquarters.
"Cao Cheng's disappearance has a lot to do with Lin Li from the Stone Courtyard. However, I don't have any evidence, so I can't do anything to Lin Li." Elder Yin smiled bitterly.
At this moment, Elder Qin naturally understood. He smiled, and said, "Elder Yin, do you mean to let my disciple, Gu Ze, teach Lin Li a lesson during the competition?"
"That's right." Elder Yin immediately nodded, and then said fiercely, "Even if I don't have evidence, I will not let him off easy!"
"Elder Yin, you and I have such a good relationship. It's only right for me to let Gu Ze deal with Lin Li. However, this is a competition of our Sacred Gate, after all, and it's going to be held in front of the Deputy Guild Master and all the elders," Elder Qin said.
Upon hearing Elder Qin's words, Elder Qin made up his mind, and said, "Elder Qin, how about 15 Water Magical Crystals?"
"15 Water Magical Crystals is too little. After all, Gu Ze's realm is not low. 15 Water Magical Crystals won't be of much use." Elder Qin shook his head.
'What do you mean by 15 Water Magical Crystals won't be of much use? You're clearly trying to scam your old friend! ' Elder Yin cursed in his heart.
However, he did not have the right to speak now. Hence, he did not dare to say such words out loud. He then said helplessly, "30 Water Magical Crystals … It can't be too much. You also know that I'm also at a bottleneck recently."
Upon hearing Elder Yin's words, Elder Qin immediately smiled, and said, "We're all friends, so I won't make things difficult for you. 30 Water Magical Crystals it is."
Elder Yin immediately took out a bag containing 30 Water Magical Crystals and handed it over.
Then, Elder Yin left.
As for Elder Qin, he went to look for Gu Ze directly.
After explaining the situation to Gu Ze and taking out 20 of the 30 Water Magical Crystals, Gu Ze immediately agreed to it with a smile.
Due to his strength and talent, he thought highly of himself, and did not take Lin Long seriously at all, even though Lin Long had defeated a genius like Min De.
It was also because of this that he did not mind teaching Lin Long a lesson later.
Two hours passed quickly. Then, the next round of the competition began.
There were 50 people, which meant 25 rounds of competition. It would be a waste of time if they were to compete one by one. Hence, they were divided into five arenas, and each arena would have five rounds of competition.
The arena that Lin Long was going to compete on was in the southeast. There was also a disciple from the Stone Courtyard who made it into the top 50, and he was going to compete on the same arena as Lin Long.
He was going to compete first, and he was going to face a disciple from the Demon Clan who was much stronger than him.
After a round of fighting, he was defeated without any suspense. He could only hope that he could make it back after entering the loser's bracket. However, the people from the Stone Courtyard did not have much hope for him. After all, he was the weakest among the 50 people.
It could be said that Lin Long was the only person that the entire Stone Courtyard pinned their hopes on.
The battle between Lin Long and Gu Ze was arranged for the last round.
This round attracted the attention of many people, because Gu Ze was one of the top disciples in the past two years. As for Lin Long, although he did not perform very well, he had defeated disciples like Min De and Wan Shan.
During the period before the start of the competition, there was naturally a lot of discussion among the people present.
"Lin Li was able to defeat Min De and Wan Shan previously, so he doesn't seem to be weak. This round against Gu Ze will be interesting," someone said.
Those who had watched Lin Long's previous battles immediately shook their heads, and said, "You're wrong. Although Lin Long could defeat Minde and Wanshan previously, he didn't show much strength. It would be extremely difficult for him to win against Gu Ze."
"Is that so? I thought that Lin Li would be able to fight against Gu Ze," the person who had spoken earlier said in surprise.
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