The Grand Competition for the new disciples began as scheduled.
On this day, the ten peaks of the outer court were bustling with noise and excitement. The disciples of each peak were gathered at the square at the foot of the mountain.
As usual, there were two stages to the competition.
The first stage was the group battle of the top hundred. The new disciples would be divided into fifty groups, and the first and second of each group would be ranked in the top hundred.
The second stage was the point ranking competition. The top hundred disciples would fight against each other. A win would earn them one point, a draw would not earn them any points, and a loss would deduct one point. The final points would determine the ranking of the disciples, and the top ten would be qualified to enter the Heavenly Bow Continent.
In the first stage, Ye Xing was assigned to the twenty-fifth group. He was the seeded contestant of that group. There was another seeded contestant in that group, who was ranked in the third level and was a two-star peak king.
In the end, Ye Xing was ranked first in his group and entered the top hundred. There was no dark horse in the second place of his group, and it was the two-star peak king.
In the first stage, there were many matches. Even though they were divided into different groups, it still took a day to determine the top hundred.
The disciples who entered the top hundred were all ranked in the top three levels. There were no dark horses.
In the first stage, the only dark horse was Feng Xiaoxiao. After a year, his cultivation had broken through to become a Ninth Star Venerable Lord. His strength had increased tremendously, and he had defeated a large number of two-star kings.
However, Feng Xiaoxiao had not broken through to the Ninth Star Venerable Lord level for long, and he had not comprehended sword intent yet. Although his strength was not weak among the two-star kings, he was still unable to defeat two-star peak kings and was unable to enter the top hundred.
On the second day, the Grand Competition ushered in the more intense second stage — the point ranking competition.
In theory, everyone would have to fight against the other ninety-nine people. The point ranking competition would be a very complicated competition.
However, the purpose of the Grand Competition was to select the top ten to enter the Heavenly Bow Continent. Furthermore, the Dark Star Temple would only reward the top ten.
Therefore, the top ten rankings were determined. After that, the rankings were not important.
In order to enter the top ten, one had to obtain at least ninety points. Every loss would result in a deduction of one point. This meant that as long as one lost or tied ten matches, even if one won all the other eighty-nine matches, one would not be able to enter the top ten.
Therefore, there was a rule in the competition. Any disciple who entered the top 100 would be eliminated if they lost or tied for ten matches in the second stage of the competition. After that, they would not need to compete with other disciples and would be judged as a failure to save time.
The point ranking competition was the main event of the New Disciple Competition. It was no longer held in different areas, but in the arena in the middle of the square. All the disciples were there to watch.
Among all the disciples, the ones with the loudest cheers were the eight disciples who were ranked in the first level. Their strength was at the peak of the three-star king level, and some of them had even reached the four-star king level.
As for the other two spots, some people thought highly of the outstanding disciples in the second level. In addition, Ye Xing also had a group of people who thought he would enter the top ten.
Tu Wancheng was one of the top disciples in the second level. He had already been defeated by Ye Xing a month ago, and this battle record naturally made many disciples have full confidence in him.
However, no one thought of Ye Xing as the number one candidate. Tu Qianzhang, Zheng Haoyu, and Gao Jian were the most popular contenders for the number one spot.
Soon, it was Ye Xing's turn. His opponent was not weak, and was one of the outstanding disciples in the second level, named Zhen Dongyue.
Zhen Dongyue was a woman who was as cold as ice. White cold air floated around her body. Obviously, her attainments in the water element and ice element were extraordinary.
Among the disciples in the second level, Zhen Dongyue's fame was even higher than Tu Wancheng's, because the two had fought before.
It was before Tu Wancheng went to the Enlightenment Mountain. He had once flirted with Zhen Dongyue because of her beauty. As a result, Zhen Dongyue was enraged, and the two had fought for almost a hundred moves. In the end, Tu Wancheng was defeated by Zhen Dongyue.
Among the disciples in the second level, there were a few who were most likely to enter the top ten. Tu Wancheng was not one of them, but Zhen Dongyue was.
On the arena, Zhen Dongyue looked at Ye Xing and said, "You are very young. I can feel your life force. You are younger than all the disciples, and you have not become a King, but you can already defeat Tu Wancheng. Your strength is also shocking.
However … it is a pity that your first opponent is me, Zhen Dongyue.
Under my cold air attack, your strength will be greatly affected, and you will not be able to display your full strength. As time passes, the restrictions on you will become stronger.
If you fight with me, you will definitely lose! "
Ye Xing smiled indifferently, "That may not be the case."
Zhen Dongyue's expression was as cold as ice, and said, "Then I will use facts to tell you the result. Take this."
As soon as her voice fell, a starlight soared into the sky. Zhen Dongyue had used her astrology, and it was an extremely cold ice astrology. It increased her cold air greatly, and the entire arena was covered with a layer of frost.
A pair of silver-white upper grade profound weapon gloves instantly appeared on her hands.
Whoosh —
Zhen Dongyue's palm was like a thousand mountains covered in snow. Countless snowflakes mixed with the cold wind covered the entire arena. Ye Xing had nowhere to hide.
Whoosh —
A scarlet starlight soared into the sky. Ye Xing had used his fire astrology.
Ye Xing did not need to retreat. His fire astrology was at the peak of the extreme astrology. The scorching aura instantly dispersed the cold air.
The reason why Zhen Dongyue's palm was so strong was because of the cold air. It could affect the opponent's strength and limit them.
When the cold air was dispersed, the power of his palm was reduced by one level.
Ye Xing pointed out a finger. His finger was like an arrow, burning with scarlet flames. It gathered the power of the fire astrology and surging fire yuan qi. Its power was shocking, and its speed was extremely fast.
As soon as the arrow was released, the palm that had enveloped the entire arena collapsed.
Ye Xing's fingertip appeared in front of Zhen Dongyue in an instant.
Zhen Dongyue's expression changed drastically. She had never expected that her cold air would have no effect on Ye Xing. Ye Xing's counterattack would be so fierce and fast.
As one of the best among the Three Star Kings, Zhen Dongyue's reaction was extremely fast. Even though Ye Xing's finger was out of her expectations, she still instinctively waved her palm to block the finger.
Bang —
With a crisp sound, the qi that had gathered in Zhen Dongyue's palm was instantly shattered.
She felt an intense piercing pain coming from her palm. That sharp aura had actually pierced through her High Grade Profound Weapon gloves.
Zhen Dongyue retracted her palm as if she had been electrocuted. Her body was instantly sent flying out of the arena.
Ye Xing had won his first battle. Even the top disciples of the second level were easily defeated by him.
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