Chen Hao naturally understood that this middle-aged man was doing this out of kindness. He also knew that Xiao Jihan might have made astonishing progress in the past six months.
But was Chen Hao someone who would give up without a fight?
Chen Hao was not, and neither was the former Madman Li Yuan.
Seeing Chen Hao rushing into the Xiao Residence, a guard covered his nose and said, "This kid really doesn't know what's good for him … F * ck … it's too smelly … what is on his body? How did he end up like this?"
"Bloody … that's congealed blood …"
"Ah? It seems like it … this … is too ridiculous? Did he fall into a blood vat? "
…
Chen Hao did not pay attention to the guards' discussion. Even though he had been running for three days and three nights, his entire body was sore and weak, and the essence force in his body was almost exhausted, the moment he stepped into the Xiao Residence, he felt as if all the blood in his body was burning up!
Half a year, he had already been a Xiao Family disciple for half a year. In this half a year, especially the four months of training in the Demonic Cloud Mountain Range, no one knew what kind of hardships and price he had paid. No one knew what kind of severe tests he had gone through. He was back, back to prove himself!
Martial Master, were Martial Masters that scary?
Chen Hao took a deep breath and suddenly increased his speed, bringing along a gust of smelly wind as he rushed into his dilapidated dormitory. He did not want to rush into the Martial Arts Practice Field in such a sloppy state. It was too eye-catching and too embarrassing. The most important thing now was to wash off the congealed blood on his body and change his clothes.
…
The Xiao Family's core Martial Arts Practice Field was specially built for grand events like the year-end competition. On the three sides, there was a grandstand in the form of a flight of steps. In the north, there was a lofty rostrum. In the center of the martial arts field, there was a main arena that was 150 feet in length and width. There were four smaller arenas around it.
At this moment, the three sides of the stands were already filled with people. The east and west sides were the family members of the Xiao Family disciples, as well as the Xiao Family disciples who had rushed back from various places. They would not participate in the competition and were only spectators. On the south side of the rostrum were the Xiao Family disciples under the age of 20 who were going to participate in the year-end competition.
There were only 14 older disciples under the age of 20 in the Shi generation, and they were gathered in one area of the stands. The Ji and Xiang generations were divided into six regions according to their respective classes.
The instructors in charge of each class stood at the front of the class. As the head instructor, the cold-faced Iron Hand Xiao Guan stood at the front with his hands behind his back.
"Are all the participating disciples here?"
When the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Ding, the four guest elders, and the six elders all took their seats on the main stage, the sixth elder Xiao Bo, who was mainly in charge of the outer disciples' training, flashed, and a majestic wave of brown Yuan Power emitted from his body. With a light leap, he crossed the distance of several zhang and landed on the main stage. He asked Xiao Guan in a deep voice.
His voice wasn't loud, but it drowned out the noise of the crowd and entered everyone's ears clearly.
Instantly, everyone quieted down.
"Reporting to Sixth Elder, the fourteen participating disciples of the Shi generation are all present, the one hundred and two disciples of the Ji generation are all present, and the ninety-nine disciples of the Xiang generation are all present. Number 99, Xiao Xianghao went to the Demon Cloud Mountain Range to train and hasn't returned yet … "
Xiao Guan's words caused the quiet crowd to once again burst into discussion. At this point, everyone was certain that Chen Hao wouldn't return.
Di Ling 'er gently bit her lips, her lively big eyes looking towards the entrance of the Martial Arts Stage. It was only at this moment that the last trace of hope in her heart was completely shattered.
Xiao Jiyan, who was sitting in the front row of the Ji generation class, frowned slightly. She originally believed Xiao Lao's words without a doubt, but Chen Hao still hadn't returned, causing her to begin to worry.
… …
"Motherf * cker, this kid is smart. I think he didn't even go to the Devil Cloud Mountain Range to train. I'm afraid he ran off to god knows where …"
"That must be it. Piece of shit, he got off too easy. I still haven't gotten my revenge for that kick …"
"Boss, if we knew this would happen, we wouldn't have agreed to a life and death battle with him. He must have been scared away …"
Xiao Jichang, Xiao Jichuan, and the others whispered to each other beside Xiao Jihan, who was also sitting at the front of the group.
Stepping into the fifth grade Martial Master realm made Xiao Jihan the focus of everyone's attention. Although his title as the number one genius didn't change, there was a huge difference compared to before. Especially in the eyes of the Xiao Family's upper echelons, it was completely different.
Just as Xiao Jichang and the others were about to say something unpleasant, Xiao Jishan, who was sitting with them, suddenly turned his head and coldly looked at them, causing them to obediently shut their mouths.
… …
"Oh? He still hasn't returned? Then disqualify him … "
"Xiao Bo, Xiao Xianghao has returned."
Just as Xiao Bo was about to announce the disqualification of Chen Hao, an old voice suddenly drifted over. In an instant, everyone's gaze turned towards the entrance of the Martial Arts Stage.
An old man wearing a loose gray robe, who seemed to have no cultivation, and a young man wearing a white Xiao Clan disciple robe, one in front and one behind, bathed in the golden sunlight, appeared before everyone's eyes.
The old man was naturally the old ancestor of the Xiao Family, Old Xiao.
As for the youth in white, it was Chen Hao who had just returned.
Chen Hao, who had shed all the filth on his body, had a delicate and handsome face. Although it was still slightly immature, it had a trace of maturity and resoluteness compared to half a year ago. The originally soft lines on his face had also become clearer. His figure had even grown half a head taller, becoming a spirited and handsome young man.
"Little Junior Brother?" Xiao Jiyan suddenly stood up, a trace of pleasant surprise appearing on her angelic face.
"Xianghao? Xianghao … "Di Ling Er was so surprised that she almost screamed out loud. She covered her mouth, her big eyes were filled with pleasant surprise, but then she thought of something and became gloomy. She was pleasantly surprised because Chen Hao had returned alive, but she was gloomy because … Chen Hao was about to face a life and death battle that seemed destined to send him to his death.
Xiao Jishan, who had only met once but had established a friendship with Chen Hao, also slowly stood up and smiled at Chen Hao in the distance, clenching his fists tightly …
Unlike Xiao Jiyan and the others, Xiao Jihan, who had always been indifferent and calm, now had an imperceptible flash of ruthlessness and unconcealable excitement in his eyes.
If Chen Hao did not return, Xiao Jihan would more or less be unable to truly rest assured. If he had died in the Devil Cloud Mountain Range, it would have been fine, but if he had escaped, with Chen Hao's talent, he might become his opponent again one day, and it would definitely be a very troublesome opponent. But now, Chen Hao had returned, and the feeling of having a fishbone in his throat had finally disappeared. This was what Xiao Jihan wanted to see the most …
Xiao Jichang and the others also opened their eyes wide, looking very excited.
As for the Xiao Family disciples who had returned from outside, they looked at the white-clothed youth who came with Old Man Xiao in surprise and began to ask about Chen Hao's situation.
As for the Ji and Xiang generations who knew about Chen Hao, they were all very surprised. Looking at the calm and indifferent Chen Hao, from the initial shock, they gradually revealed a trace of admiration and pity …
…
"Greetings, Old Man Xiao!"
At this moment, with Patriarch Xiao Ding in the lead, a few Guest Elders, and the other higher-ups of the Xiao Family who were sitting on the rostrum immediately stood up and bowed respectfully with cupped fists.
"Greetings, Old Man Xiao!"
Following which, over ten thousand Xiao Family disciples and their family members in the Martial Arts Practice Field hurriedly stood up and greeted respectfully.
Old Man Xiao smiled slightly and waved his hand at Xiao Ding and the others, saying, "You all continue, Old Man Xiao is only here to join in the fun, there's no need to care about me …"
After Old Man Xiao finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the excited Xiao Jiyan who had already run in front of him and Chen Hao.
"Old Ancestor …" Xiao Jiyan greeted Old Man Xiao, then turned to look at Chen Hao and said, "Little Junior Brother, you're finally back, why didn't you come back earlier? You made Senior Sister worry about you … you're already taller than Senior Sister … "
Xiao Jiyan smiled like a flower and affectionately hugged Old Man Xiao's arm. Her small face was slightly raised as she stared at Chen Hao who was already taller than her. She was both happy and a little reproachful.
"It's not too late now, many thanks for Senior Sister's concern!" Chen Hao smiled slightly and said softly.
"Alright, the two of you hurry over, everyone is waiting for you …" Old Man Xiao waved his hand and said, then turned around and walked towards the stands.
At this time, Sixth Elder Xiao Bo officially announced the start of the Large Competition.
…
A cultivator's rank was one of the most important standards to measure one's combat strength. Under normal circumstances, it was also the most reliable. Basically, a person's rank could determine one's combat strength, especially if they were from the same clan and cultivated the same Cultivation Method.
Therefore, the first round of the Large Competition at the end of the year was a rank test. After passing the rank test, all the participating disciples would be preliminarily ranked. The second round was a challenge.
After Sixth Elder announced the rules of the test, Cold Faced Iron Hand Xiao Guan said in a deep voice, "The test will start from the Shi Generation. Go on stage according to your ranking. No one is allowed to waste time. Xiao Shijie, begin. Xiao Shifeng, get ready!"
"Yes!"
The first disciple of the "Shi" generation, Xiao Shijie, who was also the one with the highest cultivation among the remaining 14 disciples of the "Shi" generation under the age of 20, after responding, his figure flashed and quickly ascended the arena. After cupping his fist to the rostrum and the audience, he took a deep breath and suddenly exhaled. With a "boom", a majestic light red protective aura condensed around his body. The powerful yuan power fluctuation suddenly spread out, and with Xiao Shijie's continuous activation, the light red protective aura's color quickly changed and constantly deepened …
After a short few seconds, when the Body Protecting Qi had almost turned a fiery red, Xiao Shijie immediately withdrew his Yuan Power. He cupped his hands towards the platform and said, "Peak third grade Martial Master, please point out!"
After Xiao Ding and the others on the platform nodded their heads, Xiao Bo immediately said, "Next!"
Xiao Shifeng, who was already prepared, immediately stepped onto the stage. As for the third ranked disciple, he once again walked to the side of the stage to prepare.
… …
As the disciples stepped onto the stage one by one, Chen Hao, who was already sitting beside Ling Er, whispered to her. Chen Hao's originally calm expression also changed slightly. He couldn't help but look at Xiao Jihan who was sitting far away.
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