The ice dragon flew across the sky, and some of the Knights looked nervously at the huge maze under their feet.
Governor Devitt's voice rang out, "Haha, don't be nervous. Don't move around recklessly. I'll send you all to your respective locations. Don't blame me if you fall to your deaths."
In that instant, everyone stopped moving, as if they were really afraid that their reckless movements would cause the Governor to make a mistake.
The next moment, as Governor Devitt's fingers moved slightly, the ice dragon in the sky abruptly disintegrated. Each examinee's feet were supported by a piece of ice, and they were sent to one hundred different locations in the maze.
All the Knights who saw this scene were once again astonished by the power of a Conferred Knight. Regardless of whether it was the ice dragon that flew across the sky or the technique of escorting a hundred Knights to one hundred locations at once, they all displayed how terrifying Governor Devitt was.
Fang Xingjian's body also landed in the middle of the maze along with the ice pieces. He landed lightly on the ground and discovered that with a small hole in the ground as the center, a blood-colored circle had been drawn ten meters around it.
For the rest of the competition, he would have to persevere in this circle until the end of the competition.
At this moment, there was another rumbling sound. In the east of the maze, a stone platform suddenly rose from the ground. Like an elevator, it rose to a height of more than a hundred meters, becoming a high platform.
It was done by Deputy Governor Armstrong. All the spectators were standing on the stone platform, looking at the competition with agitation and excitement.
Kirst's City Lord stood together with Lilia, Ferdinand, Anthony, and Robert. Kirst's City Lord said, "This stage tests one's ability to fight head-on and one's survivability. The Windstorm Sword Hero still has the upper hand."
Lilia nodded, looking at the maze nervously like the others. She suddenly shouted, "Look, why is Teacher in the middle of the maze?"
Kirst's City Lord frowned, "Fang Xingjian came in first in the previous stage. Logically speaking, he should be the first to choose this position. Does that mean that he chose this position himself?"
At the same time, the audience on the platform also noticed that both Fang Xingjian and Anderson had actually chosen to enter the center of the maze. They all gasped in surprise. They never imagined that two people with such high rankings would actually take such a risk. After all, there were Level 21 Ferocious Beasts inside the maze.
In a corner of the grandstand, Tresia Clan's Xiu Yi and Zhou Yong had arrived as well. Xiu Yi had once tried to use the Ring of Lightning to defeat Fang Xingjian, but had been defeated multiple times by him. In the end, he had even defeated the eight Knights in the Tresia Clan's residence and abducted Kaunitz.
Kaunitz's whereabouts were still unknown, and the Tresia Clan had become a thing of the past. Their status in Kirst had plummeted.
As for Zhou Yong, he was only here to spectate. Xiu Yi, on the other hand, had been eliminated in the previous round. Looking at Fang Xingjian in the middle of the maze, his expression was filled with hatred. The Tresia Clan's declining status had affected him as well. Many of his clan's businesses had been suppressed, and their income had plummeted. Their cultivation resources had also been reduced. How could he not hate Fang Xingjian?
Zhou Yong asked, "Martial Brother Xiu Yi, what plans does the clan head have? Will he come? "
Xiu Yi replied coldly, "It's useless even if the clan head comes. However, he has already contacted Lord Adri (the Forbidden Army's Deputy Commander, a level 25 Conferred Knight, and the younger brother of the Tresia Clan's clan head). Lord Adri will probably arrive very soon."
"Will Lord Adri come personally?"
Xiu Yi nodded and said, "How can he not come when he has the hatred of having his bloodline cut off? Previously, the Lord had sent people to search for Fang Xingjian's traces, but they had not been able to find him. But to think that he would dare to appear in the Great Western City to participate in the Regional Selection? When Lord Adri arrives, he'll teach him a good lesson. "
Suddenly, Zhou Yong's gaze flashed and he said, "Look, Fang Xingjian has chosen the middle position."
Xiu Yi said, "Hmph, what an arrogant fellow. This Fang Xingjian is getting more and more arrogant as he gets stronger. "But this is good as well. In order to make someone fail, one must first make him crazy. The more arrogant and savage he is, the closer he will be to failure."
Regardless of what the people on the platform were saying, as the one hundred examinees and spectators got into position, the four examiners, with Governor Devitt in the lead, landed in the air above the maze.
Governor Devitt said in a loud voice, "Then I announce that the competition shall begin."
In the next moment, a large amount of beast luring incense was released from the small holes in the center of each of the spots. These beast luring incense were colorless, odorless, and useless to humans. However, to ferocious beasts, they were the most blatant temptation and stimulant.
Amidst the nervous and agitated Knights, one minute later, the first beast's roar rang out. The terrifying roar was like a combination of a lion and a tiger, filled with endless brutality and coldness.
As this roar rang out, many other beast's roars rang out, encompassing the entire maze in an instant. It was as if they had arrived in a primitive forest filled with all sorts of wild beasts.
In the sky, Governor Devitt also snapped his fingers, activating his Killing technique, Hundred Dragons Ice Curse. A total of one hundred ice dragons, formed from water vapor, appeared in the air above the maze. They were like real huge dragons, roaming about, ready to save the examinees who had given up or had lost their ability to battle at any time.
However, at the start of the competition, the two Knights who had been with David earlier but had now chosen to take the spots around Fang Xingjian moved.
They did the same action almost at the same time, each taking out a dagger and slashing their wrists. Fresh blood spurted out from their wounds, and all of the blood was collected into the small bottles they had prepared beforehand.
Then, they attached the small bottles to their arrows, drew their bows, and nocked the arrows. Accompanied by two sharp whistling sounds, the arrows soared up into the air, making a small arc as they headed toward Fang Xingjian's position.
Fang Xingjian frowned, not understanding what the two of them were trying to do. In this stage, they were not allowed to attack each other. Although he could only sense through the wind, he could sense that the two arrows were shooting out from the maze in a parabolic trajectory. Their speed was slow, and their direction was not accurate either. They would not be able to hit Fang Xingjian, and could only hit the outskirts of the stronghold.
However, although these two arrows did not pose much of a threat to him, for safety's sake, he still activated the Luminous Heaven Soaring Slash with a wave of his finger. Two streams of sword Qis shot out, knocking down the two arrows in the air.
However, when this attack landed, the sword Qis swept across the air, shattering the glass bottle. Fresh blood splattered out instantly, landing next to Fang Xingjian's stronghold.
Fang Xingjian frowned. He had sensed the arrows through the wind and sound, and had not sensed that there was a glass bottle on top of them. This was the flaw of being blind.
The blood was even stranger. The moment it splattered onto the ground, it instantly dried up and turned pitch-black, as if the essence within had dissipated.
Simultaneously, the two Knights who had shot the arrows raised their palms and shouted,
"I give up!"
"I give up!"
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