Four members of the arbitration team each carried a pitch-black box to the main arena.
"In order to prevent the strong from meeting each other in the group matches, the arbitration team will follow the usual rules and assign the ten disciples with the highest cultivation levels to the ten groups. I'm sure all of you know the rules of the draw. The disciple whose name I call will draw a group number from the box in his house! "
"Yes!" The forty disciples of the Four Great Clans replied in unison.
"The two grade-eight Martial Masters from the Haolian Clan, Haolian Yiqing and Haolian Wuzi, are in the top ten …"
As soon as Li Ran finished speaking, the spectators, led by the Haolian Family's disciples, burst into enthusiastic applause and praise.
The fact that the Haolian Clan could be the leader of the Four Great Clans for such a long time showed that they had the capital and strength to back it up. Among all the participating disciples, the highest cultivation level was a grade-eight Martial Master and there were only two of them. However, both of them were from the Haolian Clan. With such strength, the other powers couldn't compare to them.
Haolian Yiqing was the son of the Haolian Clan's patriarch. His figure wasn't tall, nor was he handsome. However, his small eyes and his angular face were filled with a manly aura. At first glance, one could tell that he was a cold, determined, and arrogant person who didn't want to be inferior to others. He was engaged to Hao Lian Wuzi, who was known as the number one genius beauty in the Cloud Region and had countless suitors, three years ago, causing all of her suitors to feel powerless and powerless …
Without a doubt, Haolian Yiqing and Haolian Wuzi were the two most likely to win the championship. They were also the focus of everyone's attention!
The two of them drew their group numbers from the box specially provided for the Haolian Clan. They were three and seven respectively.
"Xiao Jihan from the Xiao Clan is in the top ten as a grade-seven Martial Master!"
After that, Xiao Jihan drew six from the Xiao Clan's box.
After that, the grade-seven Martial Master Mo Yuyi from the Mo Clan and Sima Jianchen from the Sima Clan were in the top ten.
After the five of them finished drawing their lots, Chen Hao and the other thirty-five disciples from the Four Great Clans who weren't in the top ten drew their group numbers from the boxes provided by their respective clans.
When Chen Hao saw the group number in his hand, he immediately furrowed his brows in a dilemma …
Haolian Wuzi!
Pear Mountain …
This luck was worse than stepping on dog poop. Hao Lian Wu Zi was indeed the Chen Hao of this lifetime. She was the most outstanding girl he had ever seen. She was indeed very beautiful, but this was not a wife-whipping, but an arena battle …
This meant that if Chen Hao wanted to advance from the group stage, he would have to defeat Hao Lian Wuzi, an eighth-grade Martial Master!
Hao Lian Wu Zi, who was even stronger than Xiao Jihan!
No matter what, this was not what Chen Hao wanted to see. After all, if he could appear in a relatively weak group, he could not expose too much and advance in a low-key manner. That way, when he met Xiao Jihan, it would be the most advantageous for him …
But now, the results of the drawing of lots completely destroyed Chen Hao's little plan.
After knowing the result of Chen Hao's draw, Xiao Mei, Xiao Jishan, and the others felt that it was a pity, but only a little.
After all, in the top ten, other than the five people from the Four Great Clans, there were three other seventh-grade Martial Masters. In Xiao Mei and the others' opinion, these eight people were difficult opponents for Chen Hao to defeat. The remaining two groups were the strongest among the sixth-grade Martial Masters. Although Chen Hao had a little bit of hope, it was not very big.
Therefore, in their opinion, Chen Hao could only fight for a higher ranking in the group stage. At his age, as long as he could enter the top ten in the group stage, the glory he would bring would not be inferior to the glory of any contestant winning the championship!
However, unlike the others, Xiao Ding was as conflicted as Chen Hao. This was because Xiao Ding knew Chen Hao more than they did. In Xiao Ding's opinion, as long as Chen Hao did not meet Hao Lian Wuzi or Hao Lian Yiqing, he would have a chance to advance from the group stage and advance to the top ten. If he met two sixth-grade Martial Masters in the two groups, he would be guaranteed to advance!
What kind of glory would that be?
But now, Chen Hao was unlucky enough to draw Hao Lian Wuzi's group, which directly shattered Xiao Ding's expectations …
No matter how strong Chen Hao was, in front of an eighth-grade Martial Master, the gap between their realms was too big.
…
After the Four Great Clans finished drawing their lots, each group of four went up the stage to draw lots at the same time. When they met the top ten contestants, they would use Hao Lian Wuzi's method of drawing lots until they reached a different group.
After an hour, the drawing of lots was finally completed.
The group stage officially began!
…
This time, the number of contestants in the Yunzhou Martial Arts Meet exceeded any of the previous times, reaching a total of one hundred and sixty. This was under the condition that many small contestants were eliminated. Otherwise, there would be more than two hundred contestants.
Each contestant had ten contestants, a total of one thousand and six hundred contestants.
Each group had one hundred and sixty contestants from different groups!
There was no need to draw lots for the first two elimination rounds of the group stage. It was directly carried out by the judges according to the preliminary ranking of the contestants. For example, the first contestant in the group would face the eighty-first contestant in the first elimination round. The second contestant would face the eighty-second contestant, and so on. The second round would be carried out in the same way.
What made Chen Hao slightly surprised was that he, who was only a second-grade Martial Master when he signed up, was actually ranked forty-fourth in the group!
This also made Chen Hao realize the strength of the Four Great Clans. It was indeed not something an ordinary power could compare to. Some of the contestants from the smaller groups were probably second-grade Martial Masters in their groups.
The Ten Square Arena, ten groups, under the guidance of ten judges from the Mayor's Mansion, started at the same time!
From weak to strong, the eightieth contestant in the group versus the 160th contestant in the group.
It had to be said that this kind of competition was extremely reasonable. A true powerhouse would not be buried because of bad luck.
There was basically no suspense to the outcome of the first round. The gap between the realms was too obvious. In less than four hours, the first round of eighty matches had all ended. On average, each match did not even last three minutes.
The first to eightieth contestants had all won without exception. Moreover, all of them had won rather easily.
Without any delay, the second round of the elimination round began!
… …
In the second round, Chen Hao did not have it as easy as the first round against the weak contestants. He, who was ranked forty-fourth, was classified as a weak contestant this time. His opponent was the fourth-ranked contestant, Mo Family disciple, Mo Yuxiang, a fifth-grade Martial Master!
It was also the fourth last match of the second round!
To Chen Hao, this was the most crucial match. It could also be the strongest opponent that Chen Hao would face before advancing to the top five. After all, in this round, after the top forty contestants were decided, the third round would be to draw lots to decide their opponents. As long as their luck was not too bad, they would not be matched against the top four contestants. Although this kind of competition was very scientific, in the end, it could not completely avoid the existence of luck.
"Mo Family's Mo Yuxiang, a fifth-grade Martial Master. Remember, the Mo Family's martial techniques are known for their speed and craftiness. Speed is not too big of a problem for you. I've already told you everything that needs to be said. I believe that you will know how to deal with it …" Xiao Mei, who was always by Chen Hao's side, said in a low voice when she saw that it was Chen Hao's turn to go up.
"Don't worry." After Chen Hao finished speaking, he stood up. When the referee called his name, his body flashed and a faint red Yuan Power wave flashed under his body. He nimbly jumped onto the stage!
The first thirty-six matches were the same as the first round. There was still a huge disparity between the contestants. No one was able to create a miracle and defeat an opponent who was ranked forty ranks higher than them. This kind of match was more like a warm-up before an exciting battle. The audience was bored watching it.
However, following Chen Hao's appearance, he instantly attracted countless gazes. There was quite a bit of applause and cheers …
This kind of situation had already appeared when Chen Hao went up for the first time.
It couldn't be helped. Who asked Chen Hao to become a "celebrity" in everyone's hearts? He wasn't even thirteen years old and had only cultivated for half a year to step into the ranks of Martial Masters. Furthermore, he had defeated a peak second-grade Martial Master in the Family Tournament. This was really a bit too shocking …
Against the Mo Family's fifth-grade Martial Master Mo Yuxiang, no one believed that Chen Hao could win. Everyone only wanted to see the performance of this super genius Chen Hao.
"Hong …"
When the referee straightforwardly announced the start of the match, Mo Yuxiang stirred up the Yuan Power in his dantian. In an instant, a majestic and vigorous Yuan Power wave spread out. A fiery red protective qi instantly condensed on his body!
"What vigorous Yuan Power …"
The audience near the stage couldn't help but exclaim.
Mo Yuxiang's face was filled with pride!
Using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken. Without a doubt, this was Mo Yuxiang's current mood. To Chen Hao, even if he was a super genius, he was still a second-grade Martial Master. The gap between their realms was too big. He didn't doubt that he could finish him off in a matter of minutes. But now, he wouldn't do that.
Because, at this moment, in the entire arena, perhaps ninety percent of the audience was paying attention to this match.
How could he let go of such a flashy and eye-catching opportunity?
All along, he had been living under the shadow of the Mo Family's number one genius, Mo Yuyi. Cloud State City only knew of the Mo Family's number one genius, Mo Yuyi, but not him, Mo Yuxiang. Furthermore, this time, he had encountered a super expert like Hao Lian Wuzi. There was no hope for him to advance from the group stage. Therefore, to be able to fight with Chen Hao, the focus of everyone's attention, was an excellent opportunity for him to display his strength!
He wanted everyone to see, know, and understand that the Mo Family didn't only have Mo Yuyi, but also him, Mo Yuxiang!
Mo Yuxiang's aura crazily rose. When it rose to the peak, he looked at the still motionless and calm Chen Hao. He was slightly surprised and said, "What, you want to admit defeat? That's too disappointing … "
"Bang!"
"Ah …"
What everyone, including Mo Yuxiang, didn't expect was that Chen Hao, who hadn't even activated his protective qi, suddenly stepped on the ground without any warning!
With a huge explosion, his entire person charged towards Mo Yuxiang at a terrifying speed!
Without any protective qi, it was as if he had given up on all defense. There was only attack!
An attack that condensed all the Yuan Power in his body into his palms!
"Hiss, hiss …"
The entire arena resounded with countless gasps of cold air. Even Hao Lian Wuzi, who was sitting at the front of the stage, couldn't help but slightly shrink her cold eyes.
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